2021 Recap
A rough 2nd half of our 4th straight AFC Championship game prevented us from going to our 3rd straight Super Bowl.
It was an up-and-down season with some incredible highs and confusing lows. Our Offense was at sometimes mediocre, and other times incredible, with the final game being a microcosm of this. Our Defense went from worst in the league, to the best in the league, back to somewhere in between when it was all said and done.
Last year Veach attacked the OL in the offseason with incredible results. He made a key mid-season trade for Ingram, which helped our terrible pass rush become decent again. He nailed the '21 draft with Humphrey, Bolton, and Smith.
This offseason should present a defensive mini-overhaul, focusing on the Edge position, improvements in the secondary, and just a few skill-player upgrades on Offense. The list of holes is not long, but they should be improved if we want to continue our status as the top team in the AFC.
Overview
This is the 11th 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 was rough in that COVID prevented people from attending most of the major events (No combine, virtual visits, etc...). While we did get Nick Bolton on our list, I'm hoping for better results this year.
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, other sites' write ups, or their team's website.
Originally Posted by In58men:
Baylor S JT Woods has a visit with the Chiefs today, per source. Previously visited the Dolphins and Raiders and worked out with the Saints.
South Dakota St QB Chris Oladokun visiting Kansas City Chiefs today, per league source. Draft riser whose athleticism and arm strength have drawn interest from multiple teams, including Bears, Buccaneers, Eagles, Steelers, Cardinals, Texans, Ravens, Bengals @PFN365 #NFLDraftNews [Reply]
"Metchie has been on more than a half dozen official 30 visits around the league, including with the #Chiefs, #Texans, #Bills, #Patriots, and #Jaguars."
JT Woods, Baylor S
Delarrin Turner-Yell, Oklahoma S
Chris Oladokun, South Dakota St QB
John Metchie III, Alabama WR
Jaquarii Roberson, Wake Forest WR [Reply]
Supposedly Erik Ezukanma has been practicing with Mahomes and the Chiefs in Texas on a semi-regular basis. Hmmm...
(Likely just being a good "friend" to another Texas Tech alumni - but if they are clicking, that certainly doesn't hurt his chances of being drafted by the Chiefs) [Reply]
Thanks for the info :-) . Imo he's got very similar physical traits to George Pickens and watching his clips he does get behind defenders quite often for a guy his size..plus he has decent hands. Having visited with the Chiefs already I'm sure Pat has shared his thoughts with Andy and Veach about him so we'll see. You can't have a better platform to impress the Chiefs than what he's had really. [Reply]
