Under-the-radar free agents who make sense for KC Chiefs offense

Josh Doctson, WR

Let’s make one thing very clear from the outset: Right now, there’s not a single free agent who makes sense in the sort of way that JuJu Smith-Schuster did for the Chiefs at wide receiver. No one. The signing that we’re all hoping for just doesn’t exist, and if you’ve talked yourself into thinking that the likes of Dede Westbrook would solve things, you’re becoming delusional in the summer months.

Keep that in mind when we discuss any potential wide receiver additions via free agency for the Chiefs. Right now, everyone on the roster capable of potentially stepping up comes with question marks, and that’s true of anyone on the open market as well.

Still, we can’t help but wonder how the likes of Josh Doctson would look in red and gold for at least a preseason to see how things might work out. Sorry but we’re not exactly a big believer in Gehrig Dieter playing that role and special teams guys seem easy to come by, so we’re at least intrigued by the idea of bringing in Doctson for a closer look.

Are there questions here? Yes, plenty of them. He sat out last year due to COVID-19 and was signed and cut by the New York Jets in this offseason alone, so the fact that the market isn’t all that interested in the 6’2″ receiver is troubling. It also doesn’t help that his last full season in the league was an injury-laden year with the Minnesota Vikings in which he appeared in a single game.

Doctson will never live up to the status of being a former first-round pick for Washington, but his size is intriguing and the potential was once there to make scouts turn their heads as early as possible. Brett Veach seems to like his reclamation projects, so perhaps Doctson could fit that bill. If anything, we find him just a bit more interesting than some other names on the roster even if there’s little proven here.