— The LIV Chiefs Kingdom (@1_ChiefsKingdom) April 25, 2020
We had Lucas Niang at #57 in the KC Draft Guide, so this is awesome valued. Played through a hip injury last year. This is definitely a guy earmarked to take over for one of the Chiefs tackles in the future. pic.twitter.com/a1P53sN9bL
New Chiefs OT/OG @Kbniang8 has some WILD college stats. He didn’t allow a single sack in 975 career pass blocking snaps. If that’s not impressive enough, he committed just 3 penalties on 1,982 career snaps.#NFLDraft | #Chiefs | #ChiefsKingdom
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
If he can play with those guys, Fisher’s days are numbered
I doubt it other than being some leverage when negotiating Fisher's contract in 2022. If the Chiefs really wanted that they'd have drafted much higher up considering the talent in this draft class. I love this pick. But only because we badly needed a depth swing lineman. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
Rankin will be back though, right? He was looking good at LG before he got hurt. It wouldn't bother me if Niang doesn't start. We badly need a swing tackle and even more awesome if he can play Guard too. He can be our Cam Erving except without being Cam Erving.
Anything to kick Wylie off the team, I'm good with it.
Niang is a massive prospect, both long and sturdy. His size allows him to survive on an island. Long arms and powerful hands, capable of stopping rushers in their tracks and steering them where he wants. When his leverage is right he shows natural power in the run game, with the ability to reset the LOS. A nimble mover for his size in pass pro or moving to the second level, where the bully in him comes out when he gets a chance to erase defenders.
The knocks are mostly about a nagging hip injury that required surgery last year, and a need for pass pro refinement
I wanted a lineman in the 3rd and got one, no complaints at all [Reply]
Lucas Niang on KC: "I liked them a lot and I thought the feeling was mutual. .... The call was everything I've dreamed of and waited for my whole life."