Pre-Free Agency Mock 2025

[kccrow]

It's mere hours before free agency tampering begins so I thought I'd throw in what I feel could be "realistic" in terms of the Chiefs approach to the remainder of the offseason.

Restructure Guesses:
Mahomes restructures converting roster bonus and max salary to signing bonus

Re-Sign:
RG Trey Smith 5y 105m (franchised)
LB Nick Bolton (done - 3y/45m)
WR Marquise Brown (done - 1y/6.85m + 4m incentives)
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster VSB
DT Mike Pennel VSB
LS James Winchester VSB
LG Mike Caliendo ERFA (done - 1y/960k)
SP Matt Araiza ERFA (done - 1y/960k)

Trades:
LG J. Thuney to Chicago (done)

Let Walk:
WR DeAndre Hopkins, DB Justin Reid, DE Charles Omenihu, DT Tershawn Wharton, LB Nick Bolton, LT D.J. Humphries, WR Justin Watson, DE Joshua Uche, QB Carson Wentz, DT Derrick Nnadi, RB Samaje Perine, RB Kareem Hunt, WR Mecole Hardman, DT Marlon Tuipulotu, DE Malik Herring, TE Peyton Hendershot, LB Jack Cochrane, CB Keith Taylor, TE Jody Fortson, K Matthew Wright, SK Spencer Shrader (ERFA)

Sign:
LT Dan Moore, Jr. (PIT) 4y 72m
QB Drew Lock (NYG) 1y 3.5m
RB Cam Akers (MIN) VSB
WR Rondale Moore (ATL) VSB
DE Joseph Ossai (CIN) 1y 3m
DT Benito Jones (MIA) 1y 2m
SS Richie Grant (ATL) VSB

Draft:
1-024 | DT Derrick Harmon, Oregon (6'5" 310)
KC trades 1-31, 3-66 to MIN for 1-24, 3-97
2-063 | CB Trey Amos, Ole Miss (6'1" 195)
3-095 | RB Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech (5'9" 206)
3-097 | LB Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma (6'3" 233)
4-132 | SS Jonas Sanker, Virginia (6'0" 206)
7-227 | DE/DT Elijah Roberts, SMU (6'4" 285)
7-256 | OG/C Thomas Perry, Middlebury (6'3" 317 Div III)

Projected 53:
QB P. Mahomes, D. Lock
RB I. Pacheco, B. Tuten, C. Akers, C. Steele
WR R. Rice, X. Worthy, M. Brown, R. Moore, J. Smith-Schuster, N. Remigio
TE T. Kelce, N. Gray, J. Wiley
LT D. Moore, W. Morris
LG K. Suamataia, T. Perry
OC C. Humphrey, H. Nourzad
RG T. Smith, C. Hanson
RT J. Taylor, E. Driskell

DE F. Anudike-Uzomah, J. Ossai
DT C. Jones, E. Roberts
NT D. Harmon, B. Jones, M. Pennel
DE G. Karlaftis, M. Danna
LB N. Bolton, L. Chenal, D. Stutsman, D. Tranquill, C. Jones
CB T. McDuffie, J. Watson, T. Amos, J. Williams, C. Roland-Wallace
SS J. Hicks, R. Grant, J. Sanker
FS B. Cook, C. Conner

ST H. Butker, M. Araiza, J. Winchester