The Kansas City Chiefs are ready to embrace Kadarius Toney as their lead wide receiver.
After losing Tyreek Hill last offseason, they watched JuJu Smith-Schuster walk in free agency this spring.
"He's predominately been a guy that is a slot receiver, returner, runner -- a gadget guy, if you will -- but I don't know if there is a limit on his game because he has a vertical game," Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said of Toney.
"I don't know if [his collegiate team at Florida was] one that vertically pushed the ball down the field, and his time early on in New York, I don't know if they were a team that really vertically pushed the ball down the field."
Toney was a 2021 first-round pick of the New York Giants before he was traded to the Chiefs midway through last season.
Veach is counting on Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid to unlock Toney's talent.
"It's a fair question to [ask]: 'Has he ever played with a quarterback that likes to push the ball down the field?' We have a lot of high hopes for him," the GM said. "He was a first-round pick for a reason. There's a reason why we traded for him and we felt like he was first-round talent."