KC Chiefs: Five Trades for Top Prospects in 2016 NFL Draft

If the KC Chiefs decide to trade up  in the 2016 NFL Draft, here is what top prospects at each position of need might cost them.

The KC Chiefs have five areas of need heading into the 2016 NFL Draft. These positions include cornerback, inside linebacker, offensive line, outside linebacker, and wide receiver.

There is enough value in this class for the KC Chiefs to get solid value at each of these positions, but trading up for a higher selection could give them a high impact player in the first round.

In addition, trading down for more picks while still getting the player they want would be quite valuable.

Using the 2016 NFL Draft trade value chart, I have determined these sort of draft day trades might look like if the KC Chiefs decide to move up or down for the best needed prospects.

This chart is not a perfect resource, and it doesn’t specifically assign values to future draft picks.

"“A pick in the next year’s draft is tough to value, but most value at the same value as the team’s current year’s pick.” -NewEraScouting.com"

Even though this is not 100 percent reliable, using current draft values as values for future picks still paints a decent picture of what KC Chiefs draft day trades would look like.

For KC Chiefs future third round picks, I will use the New England Patriots third round pick because it is located where the KC Chiefs SHOULD be.

In addition to flaws associated with this draft value table, determining where players will fall in the draft also gets tricky.

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Regardless, gauging the earliest a player will go can be predicted with a little more accuracy.

Obviously, this is still not a perfect determination.

Teams sometimes reach for a favorite prospect who they fear may be secretly valued higher than the current perception.

One prime example of this was in 2012 when the Seattle Seahawks drafted Bruce Irvin with their first round pick despite Irvin’s third round grade.

This ultimately paid off when the Seahawks destroyed the Denver Broncos in the franchise’s first and only Super Bowl victory.

Drafting against popular beliefs worked out for the Seahawks and it is certainly possible for the KC Chiefs to win a smart gamble through trades in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Starting with the most ridiculous of these possible trades, I will explore the logistics of each possible trade.

From this list it will be determined whether it makes sense for the KC Chiefs to trade up or down from their first pick.

Either way, I will decide which one makes the most sense for the KC Chiefs, regardless of how RG3-like it appears to be.

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