Falcons reportedly acquire OT Wanya Morris from Chiefs for 2027 6th-round draft selection

The Atlanta Falcons are acquiring offensive tackle Wanya Morris from the Kansas City Chiefs, according to several reports.

Atlanta will also get a 2027 seventh-round draft pick, while a 2027 sixth-rounder goes to Kansas City in exchange, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Morris, 25, appeared in 12 games last season for the Chiefs, starting one. However, he suffered a season-ending knee injury on the first snap of Week 14’s matchup with the Houston Texans and missed Kansas City’s remaining four games.

In three years with Kansas City, Morris played in 43 games with 11 starts during the 2024-25 campaign. He even caught a touchdown pass in a Week 2 win over the Cincinnati Bengals that season. Morris was the Chiefs’ 2023 third-round pick (No. 93 overall) out of Oklahoma.

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However, several others had moved ahead of him on the Kansas City depth chart, including six-year veteran Jaylon Moore, second-year player Esa Pole and Chukwuebuka Godrick, and undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson from national champion Indiana.

Morris is expected to fill a swing tackle role with the Falcons, as he did with the Chiefs. Atlanta has Jake Matthews entrenched at left tackle and signed Morris’ former Kansas City teammate Jawaan Taylor to be the starting right tackle. The Falcons also have Michael Jerrell on the depth chart at right tackle, who they acquired from the Seattle Seahawks last season.

The right side of the line will be particularly important in the Falcons’ offense with Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. Atlanta also needed offensive line depth with tackle Storm Norton going on the physically unable to perform list on Thursday. Morris is also known as a good run-blocker, which has value in an offense featuring Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr. at running back.