Kansas City Chiefs–Tennessee Titans Trade History

Kansas City acquired center Wayne Frazier from Houston in August 1966 for a 1967 tenth-round pick. Frazier immediately started all 14 games for the AFL champion Chiefs and remained a starter for part of 1967. He was the center on the team that reached Super Bowl I, giving Kansas City significant immediate value from a late-round future asset. The trade clearly favored the Chiefs.

Kansas City Chiefs received Jacky Lee, Ernie Ladd, and 1968 first round pick (#22-George Daney) from Houston Oilers for Pete Beathard. Kansas City received Lee, Ladd and pick No. 22 George Daney, who stayed with the Chiefs for years. Across the complete player and draft outcomes, the exchange supports the Kansas City Chiefs Win verdict while still crediting the other club for the useful value it realized.

Kansas City sent 1971 second-round defensive end Scott Lewis to Houston on August 27, 1971 and received the Oilers' 1973 second-round pick. The Chiefs used No. 27 overall on tight end Gary Butler, who played all 14 games in 1973, started three and caught eight passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Butler's tangible NFL production gave Kansas City the stronger return.

Houston traded tight end Willie Frazier to Kansas City on October 26, 1971 for fullback Robert Holmes and the Chiefs' 1972 third-round pick, No. 75 overall. Houston used that selection on guard Solomon Freelon. Holmes immediately started eight games for the Oilers and produced 426 scrimmage yards with four rushing touchdowns in 1971, while Freelon went on to play 39 NFL games with 11 starts.

Kansas City acquired running back and returner Bill Thomas from Houston for the 1975 seventh-round pick that became Mike Biehle. Thomas played all 14 games for the Chiefs in 1974 and handled 25 kickoff returns for 571 yards, giving Kansas City a full season of special-teams value. Biehle, selected No. 162 by Houston, never appeared in an NFL regular-season game.

Houston sent John Matuszak and a future third-round pick to Kansas City for Curley Culp and the 1975 first-round pick used on Robert Brazile. Culp and Brazile became Hall of Fame pillars of the Oilers defense. Kansas City later used the third-rounder on productive twelve-year receiver Henry Marshall, creating real value but not enough to match two Hall of Famers.

Kansas City traded veteran receiver Otis Taylor to Houston for a conditional 1978 fifth-round choice after a physical. Taylor, a Chiefs great, did not appear in a regular-season game for the Oilers. Kansas City therefore extracted future draft value from a player near the end of his career, giving the Chiefs the better side.

Kansas City Chiefs received 1979 sixth round pick (conditional on Wilson making Oilers roster; not conveyed) in the exchange with Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. Because Wilson did not make the Oilers roster, the conditional 1979 sixth-round choice did not convey and Kansas City received no draft return. The supported hindsight grade is C. That mark reflects realized value tied directly to this transaction, with the overall result recorded as Even Trade.

Kansas City moved up to No. 23 in the 1979 draft for quarterback Steve Fuller, sending Houston the 31st pick and a 1980 second-rounder. Fuller started 31 games for the Chiefs over four seasons and showed mobility, but he never developed into a long-term franchise quarterback. The Chiefs received real starting value, just not enough to justify the full premium.

Houston traded defensive end Bob Hamm and its 1986 fourth-round pick, No. 87, to Kansas City on April 30, 1985 for the Chiefs' 1985 fifth-round pick, No. 133, their 1985 sixth-round pick, No. 153, and a 1986 conditional pick whose final identity is not established. Houston used No. 133 on Frank Bush and No. 153 on Joe Krakoski; Bush gave the Oilers 19 games and 14 starts before a neck condition ended his career.

Houston received Kansas City's 1987 sixth-round selection for Larry Moriarty and used No. 159 on linebacker Toby Caston. Caston played 90 NFL games over six seasons, beginning with the Oilers and later continuing with Detroit. His Houston role was not that of a star, but the sixth-round asset produced more sustained professional value than Moriarty's limited rushing contribution did for Kansas City.

On draft day in 1987, Kansas City moved from No. 46 to No. 35 and selected Christian Okoye, sending Houston No. 46 and No. 105. Okoye became one of the defining Chiefs of his era, rushing for 4,897 yards and 40 touchdowns while earning two Pro Bowl selections and first-team All-Pro honors. Houston's return did not approach that impact, making Kansas City the clear winner.

Kansas City moved from No. 18 to No. 13 and selected Tony Gonzalez, who became the defining tight end of his era and one of the greatest players in franchise history. Tennessee received a multi-pick package led by Kenny Holmes, a productive defensive lineman, but no part of the return approached Gonzalez's Hall of Fame impact.

Tennessee sent defensive end Carlos Hall to Kansas City on April 6, 2005 and received the Chiefs' fifth-round pick, No. 150 overall. Tennessee used that selection on offensive lineman Daniel Loper. Hall gave Kansas City one season of rotational work, while Loper remained with the Titans for four seasons, giving Tennessee the more durable return.

Tennessee turned Kansas City's 2020 seventh-round choice into the 2021 sixth-round pick used on safety Brady Breeze, who appeared in five games for the Titans before being waived. Kansas City used No. 237 on BoPete Keyes, who played eight games with one start and seven tackles as a rookie. Both returns were small, but Keyes gave the Chiefs the slightly stronger direct contribution.

Kansas City traded L'Jarius Sneed and pick No. 252 to Tennessee on March 29, 2024 for pick No. 221 and a 2025 third-round selection. The third-rounder became No. 66 Ashton Gillotte, who played all 17 games as a rookie and recorded 37 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a pass defended and an interception. Kansas City later included No. 221 in its larger 2024 first-round trade with Buffalo. Sneed's separate 2026 free-agent return to the Chiefs is not counted as trade compensation.

Kansas City acquired DeAndre Hopkins from Tennessee for a conditional 2025 fifth-round pick that remained in the fifth round. Hopkins caught 41 passes for 437 yards and four touchdowns in 10 regular-season games with the Chiefs and contributed during another Super Bowl run. Tennessee recovered useful draft capital for a veteran, but Kansas City received meaningful contender-window production at an affordable cost.