In what was supposed to be a division dominated by the Denver Broncos was anything but, making preseason predictions as useless as your local TV Guide.

It was Andy Reid and the Chiefs that shook the AFC West up like a fresh roll in Yahtzee taking a suffocating defense and an opportunistic Alex Smith led offense into a 11-5 record.

The franchise rode into the playoffs with a 10 game winning streak only to be steam rolled by the Houston Texans in round one. Now, it's up to the front office to build off a solid young core of talent that showed plenty of reason to be opportunistic in 2014.

While the biggest concerns come from collision injuries to superstars like Jamaal Charles and Justin Houston; it's the cornerback, wide receiver, and offensive line positions that should receive the most attention in the upcoming draft.

1. Wide Receiver

While the Chiefs identity is a stout defense and conservative offense built through a efficient running game, it's been a flat out struggle for the team to find a true identity at the receiver position.

It hasn't been since the days of Dwayne Bowe that the offense has had a legitimate number one wide out that can be take advantage of eight and nine men box defensive looks. The team swung in missed with Pittsburgh's Jonathan Baldwin in the first-round a handful of years ago and have been hesitant to step back up to the batter's box since.

As a big bodied target a player like Ohio State’s Michael Thomas would make a ton of sense at pick 28 if still available with the skill-set to develop into a true number one wide receiver.

2. Guard

Nobody, and I mean nobody, loves his offensive lineman quite like Andy Reid. By building a strong foundation in the trenches, Reid takes the basic principles of football and understands the game still starts upfront with the big boys.

Even after using their first-overall pick on offensive tackle Eric Fisher the Chiefs are a long way from set with the unit as a whole.

With two guards that you probably have never heard of (and probably can't pronounce) in Jarrod Pughsley and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif it's almost a certainly the head coach will invest an early round pick (or two) on the position.

3. Cornerback  

After breaking down the tape I knew from the get go Washington cornerback Marcus Peters was the real deal, and would eventually make one lucky team very happy.

Kudos to the Chiefs who watched Peters drop all the way into their laps at pick 18 for one of the biggest steals in the draft.

However, with Sean Smith skipping town in free agency the Chiefs cornerback depth will be mightily tested with youngsters like Phillip Gaines and Stephen Nelson next up in the batting order.

Look for the front office to make sure their secondary has a few more options in the backend once the draft has concluded with injuries (Nelson) and age (Eric Berry and Husain Abdullah) catching up to their quality of talent.

4. Defensive End

When considering a defensive unit that ranked in the top-10 in both rushing and overall defense the Chiefs defensive line lacked as much star power and talent then one might assume.

Instead, it was a highly active and athletic linebacking core combined with an energetic and opportunistic secondary that was the real playmakers on that side of the ball.

While it's true in the majority of most 3-4 base defensive units the defensive line isn't known for putting up monster statistics, instead opening up the holes and opportunities for the players behind them, adding more young talent will only make a strong anti stronger.

After watching Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib first hand down at the Senior Bowl I think his combination of both speed and power would be a steal for the Chiefs anytime after round three.

5. Tight End

This isn't a knock on Travis Kelce who has evolved into one of the best tight ends in the league today. The Chiefs offense is just desperate for players with athletic ability and talent to add a spark into the playbook.  

While it's at the end of the totem pole in relation to the team's other needs, bringing in another player at the position to complement Kelece and give Andy Reid more flexibility in his play calls and sub-packages would add more versatility into the play calling.

Chiefs Mock Draft (Via Fan Speak’s Big Board)

1. (28) William Jackson, Cornerback, Houston

2. (59) Sterling Shepard, Wide Receiver, Oklahoma

4. (126) Connor McGovern, Guard, Missouri

5. (162) Austin Blythe, Center, Iowa

5. (165) Cole Toner, Offensive Tackle, Harvard

6. (203) Jason Fanaika, Defensive End, Utah

7. (249) Justin Simmons, Safety, Boston College