Chiefs Trade for Patriots Pass Rusher Josh Uche – What Did KC Give Up?

The Kansas City Chiefs have made another move ahead of the NFL's trade deadline, now adding to the defensive side of the ball.

According to multiple reports, the Chiefs are acquiring New England Patriots pass rusher Josh Uche in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.

On October 24, Jordan Foote of Kansas City Chiefs On SI analyzed a potential Uche-to-KC trade and supported the pitch (with numbers from before Week 8) made by Seth Walder of ESPN:

"It's hard to argue with Walder's logic here," Foote wrote. "While Uche has failed to replicate his 11.5 sacks from 2022 (three last year in 15 games, two this year in seven games), he remains an intriguing pass rush threat. There are other – and sometimes better – ways to measure that. Although he's logged just one pressure in his last two contests and has 13 on the year, his Pro Football Focus pass rush grade of 72.7 ranks 31st among 183 edge players. That, combined with the aforementioned pass rush win rate, gives him a nice complementary profile along a defensive front. There are also the matters of Uche's age and contract to consider. The former second-round pick is still just 26 years old, having celebrated his birthday shortly after the start of this season. He's on a very affordable one-year contract that contains some incentives but only $1.3M in base salary. With the Tennessee Titans reportedly absorbing $2.5M in the Hopkins trade, it'd make the cash-strapped Chiefs able to consider getting Uche on the books."