How many draft picks do the Kansas City Chiefs have in the 2025 NFL Draft? Here’s a look at how the Chiefs are situated as they approach the coming cycle after years of ongoing draft success.
What Are the Kansas City Chiefs Draft Picks in 2025?
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Round 3 (from TEN)
- Round 4
- Round 5
- Round 7 (from NYJ)
- Round 7 (from CAR)
How Many Picks Do the Chiefs Have in the 2025 NFL Draft?
Currently, the Chiefs have eight picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. They still lay claim to all of their original picks except for their sixth-round selection.
In addition, they’ve gained three picks: an extra third-rounder and two extra seventh-round picks.
Kansas City’s extra third-round pick was gained in a trade that sent cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans. Their seventh-rounders were acquired in trades that involved wide receivers Mecole Hardman and Ihmir Smith-Marsette.
While Smith-Marsette’s trade was a standard player-capital deal that sent the WR to Carolina, the trade for Hardman was a pick swap. While Kansas City got back a seventh-rounder from New York, they also sent over their sixth-round pick in the exchange.
What Are the Chiefs’ Biggest Needs in 2025?
Sometimes it feels trivial to act like the Chiefs have needs. As long as they have Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, there will always be the danger of the empire withstanding. But even empires need tune-ups, and Kansas City’s due for another one in 2025.
There are a number of notable players with expiring contracts in 2025, among them Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith, Charles Omenihu, Justin Reid, Marquise Brown, and Nick Bolton. Another less pressing name is nose tackle Derrick Nnadi.
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Humphrey and Smith stand out from the list, as they are two-thirds of the mauling K.C. interior offensive front, alongside Joe Thuney. Brett Veach and his team have proven to be shrewd with contract work, so odds are they’ll find a way to make at least one of the two stays — but the contract situations bear noting, nonetheless.
Wide receiver might still be a need, even with the addition of Xavier Worthy. Brown is only on a one-year deal, and while Rashee Rice is a dependable RAC presence on the field, his off-field dependability remains questionable and invites a heightened level of volatility.
On defense, the Chiefs will need to find a replacement for Omenihu if he leaves, and EDGE could once again be a minor need if Felix Anudike-Uzomah doesn’t find his stride.
Finally, while there are young cornerbacks and safeties with promise — Jaylen Watson, Joshua Williams, Chamarri Conner, and Jaden Hicks among them — roster turnover could force Kansas City to supplement those positions if no one emerges.
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