{"id":56356,"date":"2025-04-26T09:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=56356"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:15:45","slug":"chiefs-use-2025-nfl-draft-pick-acquired-from-titans-in-ljarius-sneed-trade-to-bolster-depth-in-the-trenches-even-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=56356","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs use 2025 NFL Draft pick acquired from Titans in L&#8217;Jarius Sneed trade to bolster depth in the trenches even further"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fhan14-4.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/493077337_1023814053175316_2339923060131146285_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p180x540_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=107&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=2i34CkNzODUQ7kNvwEJvizG&amp;_nc_oc=AdlnuQchbIScQSkaTWQljxiWskDasNdnLxkFUVfpoSGkhCivfCUXPUAxAhSP34zmMsMZpzNYT75K_qSD5BPaZapI&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fhan14-4.fna&amp;_nc_gid=pHPC2wnMpfWxQ7RI_sN2Xw&amp;oh=00_AfHw2ijC2SGTbqtRZaHXGrYuPzqOkEos5orGceTJikReSQ&amp;oe=681281D3\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u01a1i b\u00f3ng b\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 v\u0103n b\u1ea3n\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pick is officially in for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/kansas-city\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have used their pick acquired from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nashville\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>\u00a0in the L&#8217;Jarius Sneed trade to address the defensive end position. With the 66th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/kansas-city\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0select Louisville DE Ashton Gillotte.<\/p>\n<p>The last time they made a selection at pick No. 66 overall came in the 1980 NFL season when the Chiefs took Texas Tech RB James Hadnot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DI5DnAwJXVn\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=740&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com&amp;rp=%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-news%2Fchiefs-2025-nfl-draft-third-round-pick-louisville-ashton-gillotte-titans-ljarius-sneed-trade%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJ5gudleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDVlRpQW1nN05ZNXE3ajhlAR5vuu-ydp9b#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4466.5%2C%22ls%22%3A4290%2C%22le%22%3A4298.5%7D\" height=\"1152\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-13=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\" \/>\n<h2 id=\"everything-to-know-about-____\">Everything to know about Louisville DE Ashton Gillotte<\/h2>\n<p>Scouting report (<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl-draft\/louisville-edge-ashton-gillotte-2025-nfl-draft-profile\/\">link here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Height\/Weight: 6-3, 275 lbs<\/p>\n<p>Age: 22<\/p>\n<p>Career stats: 100 total tackles, 155 pressures, 25 total sacks<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chiefs select Louisville EDGE Ashton Gillotte at No. 66 overall. He racked up 39.5 TFLs and 25.5 sacks across 50 games during his college career.<\/p>\n<p>KC has gone heavy in the trenches so far with an OT, DT and now an edge defender.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCChiefs_Matt\/status\/1915942185230360876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-did-ashton-gillotte-make-sense-for-the-chiefs\">Why did Ashton Gillotte make sense for the Chiefs?<\/h2>\n<p>The edge rusher position was an underrated long-term need for Kansas City, with BJ Thompson&#8217;s status up in the air and George Karlaftis and Charles Omenihu pending free agents in 2026. It also just so happens to be one of the deeper classes in this draft, according to Chiefs GM Brett Veach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the defensive end is,\u201d Veach said. \u201cSo, the defensive line class in general is good, I think that\u2019s probably driven more by the depth at d-end, I think there\u2019s a lot of d-ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This move has me thinking that the Chiefs are hedging their bets on Omenihu and Karlaftis in 2026, while ensuring they don&#8217;t need to make a midseason trade for a pass-rusher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pick is officially in for the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs! 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