Top 10 Kansas City Chiefs on current roster

7. Mitch Schwartz

The Chiefs went into the offseason hoping to retain most of their players and general manager John Dorsey did a great job of accomplishing that task. Dorsey was able to bring back Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, Jaye Howard and others before going out and landing a big fish from the outside in right tackle Mitch Schwartz.

Kansas City has had a revolving door of right tackles over the past few seasons, going through men such as Jah Reid and Mike Harris. In 2016, Dorsey finally gave Eric Fisher a quality bookend by inking Schwartz to a five-year contract worth more than $30 million. Schwartz has never missed a game in his four-year career, let alone a snap.

Most in the industry would say that Schwartz ranges from the best right tackle in football to the third-best, depending on your feelings toward Lane Johnson and a few others. However, it’s not disputed that Schwartz is one of the more sound players in the game, using great technique and leverage to outwit his opponent.

Having Schwartz should help Kansas City’s offense inch toward the top half of the league in productivity if not the top 10. With more time to throw, Alex Smith might have a better year than 2015, which was a career season.

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