Went through a bunch of threads to identify all of our interests across the defensive line, is this all of them? Who else should be added to the list? Removed from the list? Should anyone be moved up or down on the draft target list?
FA Targets
-DE Yannick Ngakoue, IND
-DT Da’ron Payne, WAS
-DT Poona Ford, SEA
-DE Jadaveon Clowney, CLV
-DT Kalen Saunders, KC
-DT Greg Gains, LAR
-DT Armon Watts, CHI
-DE Ardon Key, JAX
-DE Clean Ferril, LVR
-DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, HOU
-DT Chris Wormley, PIT
-DT Maurice Hurst, SF
-DT Andrew Billings, CIN
Vet Trade Targets
-DE Brian Burns, CAR
-DE Chase Young, WAS
-DE Carl Granderson, New Orleans
-DE Za'Darius Smith, Minnesota
-DE D.J. Wonnum, Minnesota
1st Rd Targets
-DT Byran Breese,
-DE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
-DE BJ Ojulari, LSU
-DE Keion White, Georgia Tech
-DE Derick Hall, Auburn
-DE Isahiah Foskey, ND
-DE Nolan Smith, Georgia
-DL Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
-DE Andre Carter, Army
2nd Rd Targets
-DT Siaki Ika, BU
-DE Will McDonald IV, Iowa St.
-DL Calijah Kancey, Pitt
-DE Zach Harrison, Ohio State
-DE Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
-DT Mazi Smith, Michigan
Okoronkwo is my absolutely no.1 target at DE. Said it elsewhere but he's been rotational but becoming a bigger part of the D every year. Solid against the run, has a pass rush win rate of something like 20%. An ascending guy that shouldn't break the bank. Would love to see him come in. [Reply]
I'd put ER Dylan Horton as a 3rd round target.
Based on what I'm seeing out there, maybe I'm too high on McGuire. He gets the job done but it seems everyone has him 5th or later. [Reply]
Calijah Kancey is rising up draft boards with Aaron Darnold comparisons, feels very much like a Chris Jones type to me. Why not double down on what's already working on our DL and add Kancey to Jones? Jones already gets the most double teams in the league, why try to free him up with a larger linemen and not use Jones to free up a second killer in the middle to eat up the QB instead? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Couch-Potato:
Calijah Kancey is rising up draft boards with Aaron Darnold comparisons, feels very much like a Chris Jones type to me. Why not double down on what's already working on our DL and add Kancey to Jones? Jones already gets the most double teams in the league, why try to free him up with a larger linemen and not use Jones to free up a second killer in the middle to eat up the QB instead?
Well, he's 275 pounds.
That's fine on passing downs, but if a team wants to run they'll just plow him over with double teams. [Reply]
I want Moro Ojomo. He's a five year player at Texas, but is still only 21. Lots of physical development to come and can play all over the line. [Reply]
Mike Danna, Frank Clark (could possibly be cut) and Turk Wharton all in contract years next year. Saunders, Dunlap and Nnadi are FA’s. Herring and Kaindoh are wasting oxygen.
Chiefs need to draft multiple DL this Spring [Reply]
KJ Henry is an intersting pick in the 4th round from Clemson. HEard some good things about him and have heard him compared favourably to Myles Murphy. I think Myles Murphy should also be on this list. He is starting to drop down boards. [Reply]
Kancey only makes sense if we don’t get Jones extended. He probably doesn’t get a lot of snaps his rookie year with Jones and Wharton in front of him.
Kancey is not Aaron Donald, nor is he an Aaron Donald type.
But he’s got the upside to be Tommie Harris, which would be more than enough for a 1st rounder, if you think he can hit that ceiling in three years. Personally I’d spend a 2nd on him, but only if you don’t extend Jones. [Reply]