As expected, the Kansas City Chiefs were awarded an additional fifth-round selection (176th overall).
Compensatory picks are awarded to teams that have a net loss of players in unrestricted free agency. Over the Cap had long projected the Chiefs’ eventual fifth-round selection. The site estimates Kansas City’s qualifying departures in last year’s free-agent cycle as defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton, safety Justin Reid and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Kansas City subsequently signed two qualifying players in tackle Jaylon Moore and cornerback Kristian Fulton.
Wharton and Moore were projected to cancel each other out, as are Hopkins and Fulton. That left the Chiefs qualifying for a fifth-round selection, compensating for Reid signing with the New Orleans Saints.
With the official fifth-round pick added to general manager Brett Veach’s ammunition, we estimate that the Chiefs have these nine selections in April’s draft: