Patrick Mahomes has a new No. 1 receiver.
The Chiefs are trading for Titans’ star DeAndre Hopkins, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Kansas City will send back a conditional fourth-round pick to Tennessee.
Despite a 6-0 start, the Chiefs offense has struggled for much of the season.
Hopkins will provide a much-needed boost to the team as it has lost its two top receivers – Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown — for the season.
Veteran receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster also aggravated a hamstring injury in the team’s 28-18 road win over the 49ers on Sunday.
The Chiefs are also dealing with the absence of star running back Isiah Pacheco, who broke his fibula and is expected back next month.
While Travis Kelce remains a steady weapon for Mahomes, he is no longer the dominant target he once was. The tight end has 28 catches for 245 yards through six games and has yet to score a touchdown.
Hopkins is also in the latter stages of his career, but is a significant improvement from the current options — led by speedy rookie Xavier Worthy.
The 32-year-old was slowed by a preseason knee injury and has slowly worked his way up to feel speed throughout the season, taking a season-high 44 snaps in the Titans’ loss to the Bills on Sunday.
However, Hopkins missed the final few series of the 34-10 defeat with a calf issue.
Hopkins, who starred for years for the Texans and Cardinals, had 1,057 receiving yards, 75 catches and seven touchdowns for Tennessee last season.
The Titans are seemingly in the early stages of a rebuild, off to a 1-5 start in Brian Callahan’s first year as head coach.
Second-year starter Will Levis was a turnover mess in the first five games and is now expected to miss the next month with a shoulder injury.
Mason Rudolph started in Levis’ place in the loss to the Bills.
The Chiefs play the Raiders on Sunday in what could be Hopkins’ debut with his new team.