It’s looking like it’ll be the second consecutive season that the Chiefs are without a first-round draft pick.

However, Chiefs general manager is quickly becoming known for his bold trade decisions, and his move to acquire Frank Clark has shown a willingness to swing for the fences. Could the Chiefs perhaps manufacture a trade to get themselves back into the first round of the 2019 NFL draft?

Let’s start with the reasoning for getting back into Day 1. Some might not view this as a good idea because this draft class is one regarded as deep with talent in the first three rounds. That remains to be seen and likely won’t be known until many years after the draft is over.

On the other hand, the Chiefs have brought in some talent for pre-draft visits. We’re talking about players that are surely in contention to go in the first round of the draft – guys like Byron Murphy, Jerry Tillery, and Jeffery Simmons. Interest in those players could mean that the Chiefs might be inclined to move up to select one of those players if they happened to fall.

So what would it take in order to move back into the first round of the draft? According to our nifty trade value chart, a package of pick No. 61, No. 63 and No. 84 would be worth roughly the value of the No. 25 pick in the 2019 NFL draft. That pick is held by the Eagles, and it’s just ahead of where the Raiders make their final pick in the first round, and the Chargers make their only pick on Day 1. That’d be a good spot to go in order to jump ahead of some division rivals and maybe put a damper on their target late in the first round. The Chiefs could also package future picks from the 2020 NFL draft to acquire an even higher selection on Day 1.

A trade into the first round certainly isn’t out of the realm of possibility, but it’d have to take a special player being available for Veach to pull the trigger. Giving up three picks in the top 100 in this class would be a regrettable decision if it wasn’t to acquire an impact player that could help this team immediately.