Several things are worth consideration.
1. Tommy Townsend was insanely good the last couple years.
2. Effective punting, especially with a defense as good as ours, is critical.
3. Matt Araiza was a top candidate at one point, but the Chiefs aren't even his first stop since his acquittal.
He had a tryout with the Jets in 2023, and they didn't elect to sign him. So, he either got really good in the past year, or he's probably a replacement-level punter, and the Chiefs need a new one.
4. Forward to 20:00 of Brett Kollman's Q&A video:
That leads to my question:
There's a couple really good punters in this class -- would you invest a pick in one? Would you take your chances in UDFA? Or are you comfortable rolling into the season with a potentially replacement-level punter.