Trade Proposal Sends Chiefs a 27-Year-Old WR in Exchange for 2

Trade Proposal Sends Chiefs a 27-Year-Old WR in Exchange for 2 Draft Picks

The Kansas City Chiefs have the option to trade for a wide receiver even though they can increase their wide receiver

room through free agency and/or the draft.

For this reason, Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report has assembled a trade package that he thinks will enable the

In an article in which Davenport breaks down the top NFL trade packages for Johnson, Davenport has the two-time

defending Super Bowl champions sending a 2024 third-round pick and fifth-round pick to the Steelers in exchange

for Johnson and a 2024 sixth-round pick.

Davenport wrote on March 9 that the Chiefs may potentially pivot with the 32nd pick by trading for Johnson,

addressing needs in the trenches on both sides of the ball. Considering that Kansas City is as close to a “win now”

squad as it gets, Veach may be prepared to part with the 95th pick to acquire a dependable wide receiver. Johnson

would be more than happy to play beside Patrick Mahomes.

Johnson, 27, was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, 66th overall, out of Toledo.

Johnson, who is 5-foot-10 and weighs 183 pounds, lacks the physicality to dominate NFL cornerbacks. To help him

get open frequently, though, his excellent footwork, quickness, and shiftiness outweigh his size and speed (he ran a

4.53 40-yard dash to the NFL Scouting Combine).

In 2021, QB Ben Roethlisberger’s final season in Pittsburgh, Johnson had his greatest season to date. According to

PFF, Johnson had career highs in those categories that season: targets (166),

receptions (107), receiving yards (1,161), and touchdowns (8).

Johnson’s output suffered after Roethlisberger left in 2022 and was replaced by quarterbacks Mitch Trubisky and

Kenny Pickett, as well as wide receiver George Pickens.

Johnson’s 2023 season had some of his lowest single-season totals since his rookie season (51 catches, 717 receiving

yards, 5 touchdowns), following his 2022 season of catching 86 passes for 882 yards.

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