Chiefs acquire Lonnie Johnson from Texans

The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired cornerback Lonnie Johnson Jr. in a trade with the Houston Texans.

The Chiefs will send a conditional 2024 seventh-round pick to the Texans for Johnson, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Johnson started 19 games for the Texans, totaling 172 tackles and three interceptions. He nabbed all three of his picks last season.

The Chiefs focused heavily on the cornerback position during the 2022 NFL Draft. Kansas City used a first-round pick on Washington's Trent McDuffie and later selected Joshua Williams and Jaylen Watson on Day 3.

Kansas City's pass defense ranked 27th in the NFL last season, allowing 4,273 yards through the air.