Chiefs Wire

There are just 40 days to go until the first round of the 2022 NFL draft. This is our first full 7-round mock draft on Chiefs Wire for 2022, coming just a few days after the team was officially awarded two compensatory picks. We’ll be sharing different mock drafts with varying themes into late April, but this time around, we’re attacking things after the first wave of free agency. Kansas City hasn’t exactly done too much so far. They re-signed three ERFAs, plus Andrew Wylie, Mike Burton and Chad Henne, but also added Justin Reid and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Obviously, the Chiefs aren’t done quite yet. Knowing the players who remain on the market, I’m wagering that the team signs a linebacker, a running back and perhaps a veteran corner in Wave 2 of free agency. Maybe they get a little crazy and add another offensive tackle as well. Those expected moves influenced my mock draft.