The Kansas City Chiefs are perhaps in the perfect position to trade down and out of the first round in the 2025 NFL Draft, leveraging NFL teams’ quarterback needs at the bottom of Round 1.

Typically, Chiefs GM Brett Veach hasn’t had many calls for Kansas City’s picks at the bottom of the first round, but this year could be different. Outside of the consensus top quarterback, Miami’s Cam Ward, there’s a lack of consensus at the quarterback position, and no lack for teams with quarterback needs. Teams like the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, and even the New Orleans Saints, each picking in the top 10, all have needs at the position. They also seem to recognize that they might be better served picking players at other positions in the top 10 this year

In this mock draft, the Chiefs are trading down a few spots with the Giants. Kansas City sends picks Nos. 31 and 226 to New York for picks Nos. 34 and 99. Why the Giants, though? The late private workouts with quarterback prospects reek of owner John Mara meddling with GM Joe Schoen and HC Brian Daboll. They should probably indulge him, too. If they aren’t taking a quarterback at pick No. 3 (and they shouldn’t), moving into the bottom of Round 1 to jump the Cleveland Browns at pick No. 33 might be their best possible move. Even for such a small jump, there’s some precedent for this type of return.