Xavier Legette, South Carolina
Jermaine Burton, Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington
Roman Wilson, Michigan
Ricky Pearsall, Florida
Jalen McMillan, Washington
OT
Patrick Paul, Houston
Kiran Amegadije, Yale
DL:
Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson
Braden Fiske, Florida St.
Michael Hall Jr.,Ohio St.
Brandon Dorlus, Oregon (DT/DE)
For those of you liking Pearsall in the second, this is from Arrowhead Addict's mock draft. FYI for those who said OT in the first, they also took BYU OT Suamitaia in the first
A Senior Bowl standout, Ricky Pearsall is quickly rising up draft boards. He spent his first 3 seasons at Arizona before transferring to Florida this year where he had his best season yet. A complete route runner and separator, Pearsall is know as "slicky Ricky" by teammates for his knack to get open. He has above average straight line speed and excellent hands. At 6'0", 190 lbs., he's not winning most contested catch situations, but that's not his profile.
The Chiefs are likely not a single WR away from being an elite offense but Pearsall makes it much easier to see. Andy Reid offenses have always utilized average sized WR who create space and that's what Pearsall does. He makes a nice intermediate target for Patrick Mahomes who can beat man coverage. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefnj2:
Is lack of top end speed the only reason Pearsall doesn’t have a first round grade?
Everything is relative. I think you're being generous to say he's even one of the top 6 receivers in this class. He's fringe at the top 10.
I mean if you're not a top 5 guy in your position group, you're probably not getting a 1st round grade. You may still go in the 1st due to positional need and/or the depth of the class but that isn't going to get you the 'grade' into the 1st.
He's a fine prospect he's just not as good as several other guys, IMO. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
Jr Colson would be a great pick up, but I think the 2nd is too high for new LB for this roster.
Depends on how you view it and what happens in FA. It reads like we're not re-signing Gay and we'll see if we get Tranquill back. If not either, then what? Also, Bolton is a FA in 2025, and if he ends up deserving a bag then I think I'm letting him walk. I'm keeping my mind open on it, at least for now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefnj2:
Is lack of top end speed the only reason Pearsall doesn’t have a first round grade?
Alot of parallels between Van Jefferson and Ricky Pearsall if you look at size, speed, production, transfers, etc. The difference between the two is that Pearsall may end up being smarter (Van only had a 12 on his Wonderlic iirc). Jefferson went at 57. [Reply]
I like Ruke a lot, but I am very intrigued by the potential of Kris Jenkins. He certainly has the pedigree, and lately siblings and offspring of NFL players have been hitting more often than not. Also, he seems like an athletic freak.
But, I think they would both be great picks.
I know he isn't a DT, and will be gone before our second pick (and maybe our first pick) but I bet Spags could do a lot with Darius Robinson. He is really versatile. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Yeah - I might as well just own it now. Jalen McMillan is going to be my 2024 version of Rashee Rice.
"I don't even care who we take in the 1st at this point - I just really want McMillan in the 2nd..."
I friggen love this kid as a complement to Rice. Those two as a matched set going forward would be spectacular here. And there are some very similar guys to McMillan that are also possibilities (Wilson and Pearsall being the two that I think of off the top of my head) but McMillan is my favorite of them.
Can we please get McMillan in the 2nd and McCaffrey in the 5th? Is that asking too much?
Good to see you on the McCaffery bandwagon. I knew that kid had special talent when I saw him at the spring game his freshmen year. I'm convinced if he didn't lie to himself thinking he could play QB wasting most of his college career he could possibly be a 1st-2nd pick. I don't know if he has as much talent as his brother but there's a lot of fucking talent there and a lot of it hasn't been tapped yet [Reply]
Originally Posted by VAChief:
Any thoughts on the freak athletic OT from BYU Kingsley S.? Especially if we can get a lower 2nd than what we have in a Sneed deal.
Seems like he has incredible upside. Maybe get a FA OT as insurance.
After the combine, Kingsley Suamataia is probably going to jump into the late 1st round.
After watching him, and reading about him from lots of different places, I think he is probably going to have some eye popping numbers. A couple of different articles I read said that he could have a Tristan Wirfs type of workout at the combine. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic:
After the combine, Kingsley Suamataia is probably going to jump into the late 1st round.
After watching him, and reading about him from lots of different places, I think he is probably going to have some eye popping numbers. A couple of different articles I read said that he could have a Tristan Wirfs type of workout at the combine.
An OT in the 1st, x2 WRs and a CB in the 2nd & 3rd is a pretty sexy draft plan. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
An OT in the 1st, x2 WRs and a CB in the 2nd & 3rd is a pretty sexy draft plan.
I want multiple new receivers, and for training camp to start the week after the draft.
If we can't get one of top tackles in the first, there are a couple of guys I think we could get in the 3rd thru 5th round that would be great pickups.
Javon Foster from MU, or LaDarius Henderson from Michigan both have a ton of potential. I would love to get either of those guys. Christian Jones might be a decent late round pick. [Reply]