Chiefs linked to talented RB trade from AFC foe

Billy Heyen

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The Kansas City Chiefs could always use another offensive weapon.

And with the Chiefs off to a 1-2 start, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler sees one under-the-radar player they should target.

Fowler wrote Wednesday that the Chiefs should go after Miami Dolphins running back Jaylen Wright.

Wright is just in his second year, but he's already fallen out of favor in Miami behind De'Von Achane and Ollie Gordon.

"The running game still needs help," Fowler wrote of Kansas City. "Miami isn't playing running back Jaylen Wright, who had a lot of fans in the 2024 draft. It might be worth a call for Kansas City."

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Wright spent his college career with the Tennessee Volunteers before the Dolphins chose him in the fourth round (120 overall) in 2024.

As a rookie, Wright got into 15 games. He ran 68 times for 249 yards (3.7 yards per carry) and caught three passes for eight yards.

He has yet to see the field for regular season action in 2025.

It'd likely only cost the Chiefs a sixth- or seventh-rounder to get Wright.

If they feel he could possibly be an upgrade on Isiah Pacheco or Kareem Hunt, it could be worth the move.

Chiefs seventh-round rookie Brashard Smith looks like he could be a solid passing-down back, but they still need an early-down rusher, and Pacheco and Hunt aren't off to great starts.

Like Fowler writes, it's probably at least worth a call.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle