The Chiefs did not have a pick until the No. 54 selection, but they’ve now acquired the Bengals’ No. 46 spot. Rumors throughout the day indicated Kansas City was interested in moving up, and Ian Rapoport reports (on Twitter) they did so.
The Bengals gave up No. 46 and No. 100 to the Chiefs and received K.C.’s No. 54 and No. 78 picks, Paul Dehner Jr. of Cincinnati.com tweets. Cincinnati now owns picks 77 and 78, the latter choice came to the Chiefs from the Redskins in the Alex Smith trade.
While reports on Friday had the Chiefs interested in moving up for a cornerback, they are instead going to bolster their front seven. The Chiefs are taking Ole Miss defensive end Breeland Speaks.
The 6-foot-3, 285-pound defender could be in line to help the Chiefs at the end or linebacker spot in their 3-4 scheme. He registered a career-high seven sacks and 61 tackles last season. This is interesting because the Chiefs took ‘tweener-type edge man Tanoh Kpassagnon in the second round last year.