Scenario 2: trade up to pick No. 4 to select the best edge rusher
What Kansas City gives up: Pick 9 and pick 40 (536 total pts)
What they get: Pick 4, to select Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, pick 101, and pick 184 (532 total pts)
Similar to last time, the Ohio State linebackers went fast at picks two and three this time, leaving Kansas City with the opportunity to make a move to go up and secure the best pass rusher in the draft in Bailey.
But the asking price from the Tennessee Titans was steep, and the Chiefs were unwilling to give up more than two selections in this draft, which forced them to part ways with their second-round selection. The silver lining is that they received a couple of picks on Day 3 to play around with, balancing the value surrendered to move up.
Evaluation: Rich Hill has this as a pretty even trade on both sides once again, but this time around, John Dixon has the discrepancy slightly more even with the Chiefs giving up 3882 pts of value, and getting 3440 back in return, for a deficit of -440, which equates approximately to pick No. 112.
I know it may not sound like much, but the difference between losing a Day 3 pick in value and a Day 2 selection makes the trade a lot more palatable.
Verdict: Yes. I think Bailey is a unique pass-rush talent.