2. Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs may need to embrace a mini-rebuild. While they weren’t as bad as their 6-11 record would suggest, this team still needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror and figure out how to get back in the playoffs. Patrick Mahomes suffered an ACL injury and probably won’t look like himself early in the year, so the Chiefs must add receiving talent to make his return as easy as possible.
First-round pick Xavier Worthy looks like a bust, and veteran Rashee Rice simply cannot stay out of trouble. Kansas City effectively chose Worthy over Xavier Legette in 2025, but they could rectify that decision with a trade.
