Mock (6/26)

[Direckshun]

Assumptions:

1. The Chiefs do very well in the 2024 season. HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach are retained.

2. The Chiefs re-work QB Patrick Mahomes contract, partially extending him and lowering his cap number from his currently-gargantuan $66.2m cap hit.

3. The Chiefs re-sign: C Creed Humphrey, 5 years, $75m; $LB Nick Bolton 4 years, $68m; CB Nazeeh Johnson 1 year, $5m; K Harrison Butker 4 years, $24m

4. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals: QB Carson Wentz, WR Justin Watson, DT Tershawn Wharton, S Deon Bush, P Matt Araiza

5. The Chiefs tender the following RFAs: DE Malik Herring, LB Jack Cochrane, OG/C Mike Caliendo, CB Keith Taylor, S Trey Dean

6. The Chiefs let walk: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, WR Marquise Brown, WR Kadarius Toney, WR Mecole Hardman, TE Noah Gray, TE Irv Smith, OT Lucas Niang, OG Trey Smith, DT Mike Pennel, DT Derrick Nnadi, DT Matt Dickerson, DE Charles Omenihu, CB Ekow Boye-Doe, S Justin Reid, LS James Winchester

7. The Chiefs sign the following free agents: RB Nyheim Hines (Browns), TE Tre McKitty (Bills), DT B.J. Hill (Bengals), DE Carlos Basham, Jr. (Giants)

8. The Draft:

1. DE Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State
2. WR Antwane Wells, Jr., Ole Miss
3 (Sneed). TE Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
3. RB Donovan Edwards, Michigan
4. DT T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
5. OG Miles Frazier, LSU
7 (Smith-Marsette pick swap). LB Jack Kiser, Notre Dame
7 (Hardman pick swap). RB Damien Martinez, Miami

The roster:

QB: Mahomes, Wentz
RB: Pacheco, Edwards, Hines, Martinez

WR: Rice, Wells, Worthy, Remigio, Watson, Moore
TE: Kelce, Wylie, Evans, McKitty

LT: Suamataia, Morris
LG: Thuney, Frazier
C: Humphrey, Hansen
RG: Nourzad, Caliendo
RT: Taylor, Morris

DE: Danna, Anudike-Uzomah, Herring
DT: Jones, Wharton, Sanders
DT: Hill, Lovett
DE: Karlaftis, Dennis-Sutton, Basham

WLB: Tranquill, Jones, Kiser
MLB: Bolton, Tranquill, Cochrane
SLB: Chenal, Cochrane

CB: McDuffie, Williams, Johnson, Watson, Jones, Taylor
S: Cook, Hadden, Conner, Dean, Bush

K: Butker
P: Araiza
LS: some guy