The Kansas City Chiefs, who retained several key members of a Super Bowl-winning team and added a star player to Patrick Mahomes’ supporting cast, are among the greatest beneficiaries of free agency by most measures. Marquise “Hollywood” Brown’s signing and the perimeter combination of him and Rashee Rice—a real threat as a rookie in 2023—should greatly strengthen Mahomes’ weaponry in the vertical passing game.
However, ESPN believes Kansas City needs to double down on its commitment to upgrade the receiving corps, listing the position as the Chiefs’ most pressing remaining need.
“The Chiefs still need more at wide receiver,” Adam Teicher writes. “Even after signing Brown. He’s signed only for the 2024 season, so his addition doesn’t eliminate the possibility the Chiefs would draft a receiver in the first or second round. Adding another veteran is also possible.”
Adding Marquise Brown is already an improvement over a receiving corps that dropped a league-high 41 passes in 2023.
With the NFL Draft still ahead, and some veteran bargain free agents still available, here’s a look at what the Chiefs’ receiving corps would look like in September, as currently constructed:
While Moore has caught 43 passes for 494 yards with one touchdown in his first 30 games, he’s never quite lived up to his first-round billing. Meanwhile, after being made inactive for the Super Bowl, it isn’t inconceivable that Toney has played his final game in a Chiefs uniform.
If the Chiefs sign another free-agent receiver or invest a first-round pick at the position, it will likely be to upgrade the slot receiver role currently occupied by Watson.
