Chiefs' Top Players to Avoid in 2024 NFL Free Agency

The newly-crowned two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs have a glaring offseason need.

Andy Reid's team must upgrade at wide receiver to give Patrick Mahomes a more well-rounded unit of pass-catchers.

The thought of Mahomes with an even deeper offense is frightful for any team attempting to win Super Bowl 59, but that could be the reality in Kansas City.

The Chiefs must find the right wide receiver to partner with Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce, and that may mean they become very selective in which players they target in the offseason.

Darnell Mooney

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CLEVELAND, OHIO - DECEMBER 17: Darnell Mooney #11 of the Chicago Bears warms up prior to a game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 17, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

Darnell Mooney does not fit the profile of wide receiver the Chiefs should be after.

Mooney only had 400 receiving yards in his last two seasons with the Chicago Bears and he was not a reliable target in 2023.

Mooney hauled in just 31 of his 61 targets and he scored a single touchdown. The reception and touchdown totals were the lowest of his four-year career.

One could argue that Mooney would be a solid No. 3 target and deep threat on some rosters, but the Chiefs already have that with Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

Kansas City needs a more possession-based pass-catching threat who can bring in well over 50 percent of his targets to support Rice and Kelce.

Gabriel Davis

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FOXBOROUGH, MA - DECEMBER 01: Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabriel Davis (13) in warm up before a game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills on December 1, 2022, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Chiefs are more than familiar with Gabriel Davis' skill set, and while it would quite something to pluck a wide receiver from one of their biggest rivals in the AFC, it does not make sense to sign the free-agent wide receiver.

Davis had a catch percentage of 55 and 51 in his last two seasons in Buffalo with an increased work load.

The fourth-year player had 45 receptions on 81 targets in 2023, and although he had 746 yards and seven touchdowns, he was not consistent enough in the passing game.

Davis had four games with no receptions and two other contests with a single catch.

The Bills valued Davis' run blocking, but the Chiefs do not need that with the heavy personnel they already have in place.

Josh Reynolds

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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 28: Josh Reynolds #8 of the Detroit Lions reacts during the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Josh Reynolds has a fascinating profile for any free-agent suitors to consider.

The veteran wide receiver had a career year with the Detroit Lions with 40 receptions, 608 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

However, the Chiefs are looking for players who can step up in the postseason and Reynolds had a few drops in the playoffs.

Those drops should not be the only things that prevent the Chiefs from going after Reynolds.

He could have high contract demands because of his successful 2023. This is likely his best opportunity to land a massive deal on the free-agent market.

Kansas City may not even land a wide receiver in free agency. There is a chance the Chiefs go the draft to find the next Rice who can develop alongside Mahomes.