The Kansas City Chiefs need help at wide receiver with the likely loss of Rashee Rice.

Rice was injured during a 17-10 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday and it is yet another blow to the team’s receiving corps. After losing Hollywood Brown for the season a few weeks ago, Kansas City’s depth chart looks incredibly thin at wideout. The team is 4-0, but if it wants to pray for winning a third consecutive Super Bowl title, the roster needs to be strengthened.

Patrick Mahomes needs more targets, which means the Chiefs need to make a trade. As a reminder, Kansas City has about $5 million in salary cap space, so some corresponding moves may need to be made to free up some cap space to bring someone in. But making a move for someone like Davante Adams with his $25.4 million cap hit is almost certainly out of the question. What follows is a list of five receivers the Chiefs could realistically trade for once Rice is out.

Johnson could be the perfect fit here. He is on a terrible Carolina Panthers team and is having a very good season. After a slow start with Bryce Young throwing him the ball, he has caught a combined 15 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns with Andy Dalton under center over the last two weeks. With Carolina not going anywhere anytime soon, they could try to get something for their 28-year-old wideout.

Johnson signed a one-year, $10 million contract to start the season, so he’s cheap for the production he’s providing. Playing with Mahomes would only raise his profile if he hits free agency, giving him incentive to push for a move.

Slayton has just 10 receptions for 122 yards this season and the New York Giants are not making him a priority with the emergence of Malik Nabers. He is coming off a season in which he caught 50 balls for 770 yards and four touchdowns. He is a professional receiver, although he has had issues with drops in his career. He cleaned that up a bit last season, going from seven in 2022 to three in 2023. His cap hit is under $8 million with a base salary of $2.5 million, so with some creative wrangling he could fit.

Burks is in his third season and things are just not going well for the Tennessee Titans. The franchise selected him with the 18th pick in the 2022 NFL draft, but he never really made it happen and didn’t live up to his billing. He has fallen down the depth chart and has just two catches for 11 yards this season. As a rookie in 2022, he caught 33 passes for 444 yards and a touchdown and hasn’t come close to matching that since. It seems like he’s completely out of the Titans’ plans.

The downside is that Burks is big (6-foot-1 and 225 pounds) and runs a 4.55 40-yard dash. He’s athletic and can probably figure things out with the right system. He has a cap hit of 3.9 million this season and 4.6 million through 2025. Guys with his size and athleticism aren’t available often and he might be worth the gamble.

Cooper may need a change of scenery as things aren’t going well for the Cleveland Browns. Through four weeks, the 30-year-old has had 16 catches for 148 yards and two touchdowns, but he has really struggled to find any consistency. It’s shocking because he caught 72 passes for 1,250 yards and five touchdowns in 2023. That was his second straight season of over 1,000 yards. He should be much better than he is.

A move to the Chiefs could be exactly what he needs. His cap hit is just $8.7 million this season, making him affordable.

Woods is another professional receiver who has had a very nice career and even won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams. Younger receivers have emerged for the Houston Texans, leaving the 32-year-old without much to do. So far through four games he has three catches for 28 yards.

This is a plug-and-play option for the Chiefs. Woods would likely pick up the offense quickly and be ready to contribute immediately. He’ll make just $9.7 million this season before hitting free agency. This would be a low-risk target because the Chiefs could pay dividends.