Kansas City Chiefs: Positions of need in 2019 NFL Draft

While the Kansas City Chiefs have a solid roster, some positions will need to be addressed. What positions are of the greatest need of an infusion of youth?

Every year for every team during every draft, positions of need have an opportunity to be addressed and an infusion of potential and youth (and cheap contracts) give organizations hope for the future. The Kansas City Chiefs will have a few positions on the field that necessitate extensive effort to build up.

Here are the positions that the Chiefs need to address in the 2019 NFL Draft.

POSITIONS OF NEED IN 2019 NFL DRAFT – SAFETY

While the corner position is mentioned most often as a weakness on the defense, the safety position going forward is the position group with the biggest question marks and area of concern.

Veteran Eric Berry has hardly played in two seasons and appears headed for another surgery and extended recovery. On the wrong side of 30 and layers of rust, what kind of player will Berry be when and if he sees the field again?

Beyond Berry, there are a lot of unanswered questions and little else.

Daniel Sorensen is a potential cap cut this offseason, Eric Murray is a free agent, and will Jordan Lucas return for the 2019 season? Armani Watts looked okay in very limited opportunities in between injuries during his rookie season. Regardless, the position group has a lot of questions marks and few answers.

The 2019 NFL Draft does have players that could help the Chiefs.

Alabama safety Deionte Thompson and Delaware safety Nasir Adderly could both be options for the Chiefs in the first round. Iowa product Amani Hooker and Virginia’s  Juan Thornhill could be options in the second round and make an impact on the Chiefs defense.

Expect the Chiefs to add a safety, and to do so early. There are simply too many questions and too few answers for the Chiefs to not address this position group.