Why linebacker remains a concernDespite the lack of movement, many Chiefs fans did not leave the 2025 season confident in the linebacker group. The burning question with the linebacker corps is whether they will regain the speed they’ve lacked for a little while now. If so, that would help the Chiefs’ speed problem at the second level, as he was one of the more explosive pass rushers in the 2026 draft class. Let’s remember that Bolton, Tranquill, Bassa, and even Thomas are not the only players involved here. If the Chiefs have solved their issue with linebacker speed, then we know Kansas City can trust at least one level of the defense in 2026.