5 WR Trades Chiefs Must Pursue After Week 7 Blockbusters

The Chiefs have a major need at wide receiver and star names are already flying off the board, as both Davante Adams and Amari Cooper were traded on Tuesday morning to a pair of AFC squads in the Jets and Bills, respectively.

It feels like a miss for Kansas City, who obviously has a need at receiver. Cooper's trade compensation, in particular, feels like a demand the Chiefs could've met.

Brett Veach and Andy Reid have their reasons for not sending a third-round pick to Cooper but it's still disappointing. With that in mind, let's look at a handful of receivers the organization needs to pursue now coming out of the bye.

5 WR Trades Chiefs Must Pursue

1. Diontae Johnson - Carolina Panthers

While Panthers coach Dave Canales has championed Diontae Johnson as the focal point of the offense, ESPN's Adam Schefter already reported he's leaving after this season regardless. If that's the case, the pristine route-runner would be a perfect addition.

Once Bryce Young was benched, Johnson quickly showed he's still one of the more underrated wideouts in the NFL. He has 24 catches for 306 yards and three TDs over the last four weeks with Andy Dalton under center. Can you imagine what numbers he'd put up with Patrick Mahomes?

Johnson has just a 1.8% drop rate this year, a number that would dominate Kansas City's leaderboard. If he's available, Veach needs to explore the possibility.

Kansas City's current groups of receivers adequately complement Johnson's skillset. He's toiling away on a bad team, so a simple draft-pick swap makes sense.

As an added benefit, Johnson will likely require less trade compensation than Amari Cooper did. If that's the case, acquiring him could be the latest stroke of genius from Brett Veach.