Chiefs GM Brett Veach hints at more trades coming on draft night

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Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach walked into his pre-draft news conference Thursday with something close to a promise. He opened up about what draft night, set for next Thursday in Green Bay might look like.

"It should be an entertaining night. There'll probably be a lot of trades."

Among the prospects Veach cited as examples: Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, and Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. All three are projected high but don't play marquee positions.

Only one quarterback, Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, is projected inside the top 10.

"It should be an entertaining night. There'll probably be a lot of trades. I think that the fans will be in for a treat next Thursday because I think the grades on prospects are going to be so close from some of these [offensive] tackles and D-ends and receivers," Veach told reporters. "A lot of these guys that are mocked high may go a little lower and a lot of these guys that are getting mocked a little lower may go higher because I think they're so close this year. There's not this huge gap and huge fall off.

"That's what a draft like this, when you don't have two or three high-graded quarterbacks and a Will Anderson Jr. or a Myles Garrett, does: It lends itself to open up to a lot of fun and a lot of excitement," he said.

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