Well, we made it all the way to Overtime of the AFC Championship. With a solid draft, we could get over the hump.
This is the 8th 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.
Here's how we did in 2018. We had 7 guys on the list end up making the roster, including 4 draft picks! Hell of job, guys!
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, a pretty sweet new website.
Let's meet some of our future Chiefs:
2019 Draft - Chiefs Prospect Tracker
Offense
QB
Trace McSorley, Penn State
Peyton Bender, Kansas
RB
Darrell Henderson, Memphis
David Montgomery, Iowa State
Devin Singletary, FAU
Dexter Williams, Notre Dame
Justice Hill, Oklahoma State
LJ Scott, Michigan State
Mike Weber, Ohio State
Miles Sanders, Penn State
Nick Brossette, LSU
Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma
Trayveon Williams, Texas A&M
Tony Pollard, Memphis
Johnathan Thomas, Penn State
Josh Jacobs, Alabama
Marquis Young, UMass
Alex Barnes, Kansas State
Denzel Strong, NW Missouri State
Deron Thompson, Kansas
Josh Caldwell, Emporia State
Kendall Morris, Kansas
Darwin Thompson, Utah State
Jalin Moore, Appalachian State
WR
Andy Isabella, UMass
Tyre Brady, Marshall
Jakobi Meyers, NC State
David Sills, West Virginia
N’Keal Harry, Arizona State
Hakeem Butler, Iowa State
Jamal Custis, Syracuse
Mecole Hardman, Georgia
Terry Godwin, Georgia
Deebo Samuel, South Carolina
Dillon Mitchell, Oregon
Kelvin Harmon, NC State
Terry McLaurin, Ohio State
DeAndre Thompkins, Penn State
John Ursua, Hawaii
Ryan Shadler, Kansas
Emanuel Hall, Missouri
Jeremiah Booker, Kansas
Justin Hobbs, Tulsa
Kyrion Parker, Central Missouri
TE
Dawson Knox, Ole Miss
Irv Smith, Alabama
Isaac Nauta, Georgia
Jace Sternberger, Texas A&M
Josh Oliver, San Jose St.
Zach Gentry, Michigan
Tommy Sweeney, Boston College
Drew Sample, Washington
Trevon Wesco, West Virginia
Alize Mack, Notre Dame
Matt Sokol, Michigan State
Andrew Reinkemeyer, South Alabama
Austin Burau, Missouri Western
Kendall Blanton, Missouri
Seth Hebert, Central Missouri
OT
Bobby Evans, Oklahoma
Dalton Risner, Kansas State
Derwin Gray, Maryland
Greg Little, Ole Miss
Michael Deiter, Wisconsin
Michael Jordan, Ohio State
Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama
Trey Pipkins, Sioux Falls
Tytus Howard, Alabama State
Derrick Puni, Central Missouri
Ethan Greenidge, Villanova
G
Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin
Bennett Powers, Oklahoma
Nate Davis, UNC Charlotte
Abdul Beecham, Kansas State
Alex Fontana, Kansas
Dwayne Wallace, Kansas
Kevin Pendleton, Missouri
Samson Bailey, Missouri
C
Connor McGovern, Penn State
Garrett Bradbury, NC State
Lamont Gaillard, Georgia
Defense
CB
Kris Boyd, Texas
Amani Oruwariye, Penn State
Derrick Baity, Kentucky
Blace Brown, Troy
Rashad Fenton, South Carolina
Rock Ya Sin, Temple
Joejuan Williams, Vanderbilt
Corey Ballentine, Washburn
DeAndre “Dre” Baker, Georgia
Byron Murphy, Washington
Saivion Smith, Alabama
Justin Layne, Michigan State
Jamalcolm Liggins, Dickinson State (*also a wr)
Brandin Dandridge, Missouri Western
Duke Shelley, Kansas State
Finis Stribling, Missouri
Shakial Taylor, Kansas
S
Nasir Adderley, Delaware
Taylor Rapp, Washington
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Florida
Jaquon Johnson, Miami
Marquise Blair, Utah
Malik Gant, Marshall
Juan Thornhill, Virginia
Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State
Deionte Thompson, Alabama
Darius West, Kentucky
Doyin Jibowu, Fort Hays State
Will Harris, Boston College
Cam Hilton, Missouri
Kendall Adams, Kansas State
DE / Edge
Oshane Ximines, Old Dominion
Jaylon Ferguson, LA Tech
Carl Granderson, Wyoming
Clelin Ferrell, Clemson
Jachai Polite, Florida
Montez Sweat, Mississippi State
Austin Bryant, Clemson
Shareef Miller, Penn State
Anthony Nelson, Iowa
L.J. Collier, TCU
Kyle Phillips, Tennessee
Zach Allen, Boston College
Tim Ward, Old Dominion
Josh Allen, Kentucky
Freedom Akinmoladun, Nebraska
OLB
David Long, West Virginia
Cole Holcomb, North Carolina
ILB
Otaro Alaka, Texas A&M
Te’Von Coney, Notre Dame
Terrill Hanks, New Mexico State
Joe Dineen, Kansas
Cameron Smith, USC
Deshaun Davis, Auburn
Kendall Joseph, Clemson
Jordan Jones, Kentucky
Koa Farmer, Penn State
Terez Hall, Mizzou
Brandon Lee, Missouri
Josh Watson, Colorado State
Sione Takitaki, BYU
Emeke Egbule, Houston
DL
Isaiah Buggs, Alabama
Charles Omenihu, Texas
John Cominsky, Charleston
DT
Dontavius Russell, Auburn
Terry Beckner, Missouri
Daniel Wise, Kansas
Khalen Saunders, Western Illinois
Dexter Lawrence, Clemson
Amani Bledsoe, Oklahoma
Walter Palmore, Missouri
Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State
Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame
Special Teams
P
Corey Fatony, Mizzou
K
LS
Dalton Harmon, Kansas State
Davis Tullis, Kansas State
John Wirtel, Kansas
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Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I admittedly didn't get to watch him much but Abram really struggled in coverage in the Outback Bowl. I know you were talking about blitzes but I prefer my safeties to be a little more versatile. Abrams seemed to me to be a small LB out there.
Agreed.
He is more Deone Buchanon-esque than the fit of a traditional SS/FS. They blitzed him from the slot corner position a shit ton in the Bowl game. He is physical and likes to hit, but rather pedestrian in coverage. I question his versatility.
If the Giants do not tag Collins, I believe he will be a Chief. Spags loves him.
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