5 reasons why acquiring Frank Clark makes sense for the Chiefs

5. Kansas City still has plenty of draft ammo

Despite surrendering their first-round draft choice, the Chiefs still hold a healthy set of picks heading into the 2019 draft. Currently, their picks include two second-round selections (61st and 63rd), along with an improved third-round selection (84th; from Seattle). They also have four more picks for rounds 5-7 on Saturday.

With those picks, Veach and Reid should have a great opportunity to bolster a few other positions through the draft. Expect a cornerback to be taken in the second round, potentially even via a trade up into the 40-50 range.

A few other positions to keep an eye on for the Chiefs this weekend are tight end, safety, wide receiver, and center.

Conclusion

As written about in a previous article, odds are the Chiefs would have been looking to trade up close to the 15th pick had this trade not already occurred. If things had went down that path, they likely wind up trading a second round pick regardless—whether from this year or next.

So the Chiefs, in a sense, have elected to instead trade up for the rights to Clark. Obviously that came with a richer contract, but it also comes with a player who is a known commodity—believed to be among the elite at his position within the Kansas City front office.

Love it or hate it, the Chiefs, led by Reid, are gearing up to take a huge swing at winning a Super Bowl in 2019. If they accomplish that feat in the next few years, this trade will be one of the greatest in franchise history. If not, it could be because it was one of the worst.

Either way, this should be fun.