One of the questions currently surrounding the Chiefs as they head into draft month is how they plan on replacing Tyreek Hill.

Brett Veach and Co. have added a couple of weapons in JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, but neither player is a true No. 1 option in the passing game. Travis Kelce is still in the fold, but even he needs someone to occasionally take the pressure off him.

After free agency, the draft obviously represents the Chiefs' best chance at nabbing a new No. 1 target for Patrick Mahomes. But, the draft can be a crapshoot. Teams never know if a pick is going to completely work out until it's too late.

And as we've seen with the Rams, it's totally plausible to trade for top-notch players and keep a competitive roster. With extra picks in the first four rounds, the Chiefs are in a prime spot to do just that.

ESPN recently wrote up a draft simulation post centered around trading for D.K. Metcalf. Conveniently, the Chiefs were one of the teams involved in the simulation. ESPN has the Chiefs giving up a first- and third-round pick in 2022 for Metcalf's services. Those two picks would represent the 30th overall pick and the 103rd overall pick, respectively.

This would be a great move for the Chiefs

The Chiefs will be able to grab a quality receiver at No. 29 and/or No. 30, but said receiver(s) is an unproven commodity, whereas Metcalf is the opposite. He has one of the rarest combinations of speed, size, and agility in NFL history and has shown he can produce on the field.

He would be the perfect complement to Kelce, MVS, Smith-Schuster, and Mecole Hardman as a do-it-all receiver that allows them to concentrate on the areas where they're most effective. Just imagining MVS and Metcalf running a Dagger concept to the wide side of the field will make any offensive coordinator's mouth water.

And the best part is the Chiefs would still have a pick in the first- and third-round thanks to the Hill trade.

There's one big question surrounding the hypothetical trade, however

And that's money. The Chiefs couldn't pay Hill what he wanted, so how will they afford to give Metcalf a contract extension? Especially after MVS' deal pays him $10 million per year.

Granted, Metcalf isn't going to command what Hill wanted. The Chiefs did make a strong offer to Hill, so it's plausible to think that Metcalf would've taken that deal. We've seen teams manipulate the salary cap to their advantage, as well, so MVS' contract shouldn't stand in the way.

Metcalf is also just 24-years-old and won't turn 25 until December, whereas Hill is 28. Hill is still young in terms of football years, but those extra four years make a huge difference.

But still, the initial optics of trading one guy away because he's too expensive and then turning around and using those acquired resources to trade for a receiver that you'll have to pay is a bit kooky. But when you break down the full scenario, it comes out on the logical side of things.

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