The Kansas City Chiefs made a trade before the new league year begins on March 12, sending Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft.
Some might be wondering what the Chiefs' draft picks look like now that this trade is reported, so let's take a look at how many picks K.C. currently has for next year's draft.
Chiefs' 2026 draft picks
- First Round
- Second Round
- Third Round
- Fourth Round
- Fourth Round (CHI, via Joe Thuney trade)
- Fifth Round
- Seventh Round
The Chiefs traded their 2026 sixth-round pick to the Patriots this past season for Joshua Uche, so that's why they don't have their sixth-rounder. Otherwise, they still have all of their original picks and now have acquired an additional fourth-round selection, thanks to the Thuney trade.
The Chiefs tend to put together strong drafts on Day 3 of the draft, so the hope is that Brett Veach can do something great with this extra pick, especially if it took an All-Pro guard to get it. He doesn't make these moves for no reason, though, and, like the Tyreek Hill trade a few years ago, fans need to trust that he knows what he's doing.
Thuney turns 33 during the 2025 NFL regular season and was seeking a new deal so that, paired with Trey Smith getting franchise tagged and likely extended, played a major part in this trade going down. These are the kinds of decisions the Chiefs have to make as long as they're Super Bowl contenders every year.