KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs are slated to pick toward the top of the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time in a long time.
The team holds the ninth- and 29th-overall picks in this year's draft.
As the draft approaches, the Chiefs are looking at positions of need, and the linebacker position is getting pretty thin.
Near the top of the draft is Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles. Styles is six feet five inches tall and 244 pounds, and he ran a 4.46 40-yard dash at the combine.
Missouri's Josiah Trotter should go in the early rounds. Trotter comes from a family of NFL talent; his brother and father have played at the highest level.
Arizona State's Keyshaun Elliott is a great story out of Richmond, Missouri.
Other top linebacker prospects include Georgia's CJ Allen and Texas' Anthony Hill Jr.
Our Chiefs on the Clock specials will air at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There will also be post-draft specials airing at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.
I will be in Kansas City, while Matt Foster and McKenzie Nelson will be live in Pittsburgh for all of the 2026 NFL Draft.
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