During the 2022 offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs made a concerted effort to rebuild their secondary, replacing Tyrann Mathieu with former Houston Texans safety Justin Reid — and then in the NFL Draft, adding five young, cost-controlled defensive backs: Trent McDuffie, Bryan Cook, Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson and Nazeeh Johnson.
The moves were wildly successful. With the exception of Johnson, all of the rookies made significant contributions to the team’s Super Bowl championship. McDuffie looked like a budding star, Williams and Watson held down the second outside cornerback spot and Cook had an incredible postseason.