The Kansas City Chiefs are feeling damn good about a player they added within the last few months.
According to ESPN’s Adam Teicher, the Chiefs see Kadarius Toney as their top pass catcher heading into the 2023 season.
“He’s predominately been a guy that is a slot receiver, returner, runner — a gadget guy if you will — but I don’t know if there is a limit on his game because he has a vertical game,’’ Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said. “I don’t know if [his collegiate team at Florida was] one that vertically pushed the ball down the field, and his time early on in New York, I don’t know if they were a team that really vertically pushed the ball down the field.”
The Florida product was drafted in the first round in 2021, playing in just 12 games with the New York Giants before he would get traded to Kansas City midway through last season.
In seven games with the Chiefs last season, Toney caught 14 of 17 targets for 171 yards and two TDs.
He was even solid in the postseason as he hauled in seven catches on 10 targets for 50 yards, with a Super Bowl touchdown.
The Chiefs are counting on Toney and second-year second-rounder Skyy Moore to help in the offense after the departure of Tyreek Hill and JuJu-Smith Schuster in the past two offseason.
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In the aftermath of trading Hill, the Chiefs replaced the production with numerous bodies, trusting Mahomes could make it work with the new crew. That is exactly what he did and he led the team to another Super Bowl victory.
Toney, who has missed numerous games due to injury in his young career, must stay healthy. If that happens, the Chiefs are going to be even more dangerous.
