The Chiefs won their 3rd ring in 5 years and cemented their Dynasty. Mahomes placed himself firmly on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time great QBs, with an insane postseason run and maybe the most memorable Super Bowl MVP performance of all time.
He led the boys down the field to come-from-behind and tie in regulation with less than 2 minutes. He then produced the NFL's first come-from-behind overtime victory, with a 7-minute drive using his arm and legs, finishing with a walk-off TD pass to Mecole Hardman. Hell, the world's biggest pop-star decided to jump on the bandwagon, bringing millions of fans on board with her. What a magical year, right?
If you would have asked anyone on Christmas day, the Chiefs were toast. The entire season was up and down, riddled with mental errors - shockingly on the offensive side of the ball. Drops, penalties, and turnovers would surely doom the season. However, the young Defense was elite, and ultimately bought the Offense just enough time to figure its shit out in the playoffs.
There are some big decisions looming this offseason: Does Veach continue to be prudent and focus on savvy, budget-friendly moves and let talent walk? Or, does he push the chips all-in with key FA's (Jones, Sneed) an attempt to become the first team to 3-peat?
Everyone agrees that the biggest needs next year are WR, OT and probably D-Line should Jones leave. Let's see if Veach and co. feel the same.
Thread Overview
This is the 13th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft.
Last year, we had a pretty solid showing with 4 hits: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Rashee Rice, Wanye Morris & BJ Thompson. Let's run it back!
For those who are new: the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. *Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team.
I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of The Draft Network, NFL.com, or their team's website.
IOL Christian Mahogany, Boston College Ryan Atkins, UA Pine Bluff Hayden Gillum, K-State Jake Johanning, Furman
Christian Duffie, K-State
Clark Barrington, Baylor
Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
Javon Foster, Missouri
KT Leveston, K-State
Marcellus Johnson, Missouri
Mike Novitsky, Kansas
Xavier Delgado, Missouri
LB Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State
Craig Young, Kansas
Dubem Okonkwo, Pittsburg State
Rich Miller, Kansas
Ty Hopper, Missouri
DL Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
Austin Booker, Kansas
CJ Ravenell, Missouri Western State
David Olajiga, Central Missouri State
Devin Phillips, Kansas
Khalid Duke, Kansas State
Nyles Gaddy, Missouri
Zach Elam, Missouri (also a TE)
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Chiefs met with Bucky Irving. Guy oozes Andy Reid RB. Perfect McKinnon replacement
Oregon RB Bucky Irving says he has met with the #Chiefs
Given Jerick McKinnon and Clyde Edward’s-Helaire are free agents could the Chiefs look for a pass catching back out of the draft? pic.twitter.com/TmNQwkmxRb
Joshua Cephus - WR - has been impressing at the Hula Bowl and has met with the Chiefs.
Bigger target at WR with exceptional hands and catch radius. Showcases good tracking vertically and long strides to get behind defenders. Plus RAC creation to boot.
Oregon State WR Anthony Gould. Who grew up in Kansas and is a KC fan, has met with the Chiefs. Looking at some of his clips the kid is electric and could certainly be considered in later rounds I think. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DenverChief:
I'm really intrigued by the WR class and who the Chiefs are interested in
Anthony Gould - 5'8" 4.39 40 yard dash - a Tyreek prototype?
Seriously Gould looks absolutely electric and for a smaller guy most of the damage he done was on the outside which is why he is so intriguing because he honestly could be a Tyreek type of guy if developed properly. [Reply]
I like Gould in the slot and as a punt returner, especially if we go with a bigger wr like Coleman in the 2nd. He’s tiny but he’s very fast and could eat up yardage in space. We need guys that can win one and one’s and Gould can do that. Imagine Kelce, rice, Coleman and Gould. [Reply]