{"id":868364,"date":"2026-04-17T12:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868364\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:17:25","slug":"chiefs-gm-brett-veach-hints-at-more-trades-coming-on-draft-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868364\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs GM Brett Veach hints at more trades coming on draft night"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> general manager Brett Veach walked into his pre-draft news conference Thursday with something close to a promise. He opened up about what draft night, set for next Thursday in Green Bay might look like<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It should be an entertaining night. There’ll probably be a lot of trades.”<\/p>\n

Among the prospects Veach cited as examples: Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, and Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. All three are projected high but don’t play marquee positions.<\/p>\n

Only one quarterback, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, is projected inside the top 10.<\/p>\n

“It should be an entertaining night. There’ll probably be a lot of trades. I think that the fans will be in for a treat next Thursday because I think the grades on prospects are going to be so close from some of these [offensive] tackles and D-ends and receivers,” Veach told reporters<\/a>. “A lot of these guys that are mocked high may go a little lower and a lot of these guys that are getting mocked a little lower may go higher because I think they’re so close this year. There’s not this huge gap and huge fall off.<\/p>\n

“That’s what a draft like this, when you don’t have two or three high-graded quarterbacks and a Will Anderson Jr. or a Myles Garrett, does: It lends itself to open up to a lot of fun and a lot of excitement,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Kansas City holds the 9th and 29th picks. The 29th pick came from last month’s deal that sent All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, making K.C. one of just five clubs with two first-round picks.<\/p>\n

According to a source<\/a>, Kansas City has averaged 5.8 picks moved per draft in recent years, among the league’s highest rates.<\/p>\n

Veach, when pressed on his method:<\/p>\n

“I don’t know if I have a blueprint for that,” he said. “It’s just exhausting all the information with each player, identifying your team’s needs, working with the coaching staff. You’re going to have 10-15 guys that you really want to get. It’s just trying to work the board.”<\/p>\n

Coming off a 6-11 season, Kansas City needs this draft to matter. Veach has the picks and clearly the appetite.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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