Not my favorite draft but impact players on the D-Line + Depth at CB, adding to a solid safety group, WR, another potential stud RB, competition for Butker in the 7th although I'm unsure if he needs it, future backup QB in the 7th [Reply]
Updated after the JT signing. Went with a trade down with Houston. Traded 31, for 33, 65 and a 2024 3rd.
Zay FlowersWR | Boston College
Keeanu BentonDL | Wisconsin
Zach HarrisonEDGE | Ohio State
Joe TippmannIOL | Wisconsin
Ji'Ayir BrownS | Penn State
Luke SchoonmakerTE | Michigan
Jaren HallQB | BYU
Keaton MitchellRB | East Carolina
Nick SaldiveriOT | Old Dominion
Darrell Luter Jr.CB | South Alabama
Lonnie PhelpsEDGE | Kansas
Isaiah LandLB | Florida A&M [Reply]
#5 = DT Carter
#63 = [WR Hopkins]
#95 = DE Zach Harrison
#123 = CB Hodges-Tomlinson
#134 = DE Diaby
#167 = OT Haggard
#177 = WR Ford-Wheaton
#216 = WR Bell
#218 = S Meriweather
#250 = FB Luepke
#256 = RB Lewis
^THIS!
QB: P. Mahomes II, G. Minshew, S. Buechele,
RB: I. Pacheco, J. Mckinnon, L. Nichols III
FB: H. Luepke
TE: T. Kelce, N. Gray, J. Fortson
WR: D. Hopkins, K. Toney, S. Moore, J. Watson, J. Ross, R. Bell, B. Ford-Wheaton
OT: J. Taylor, L. Niang, L. Haggard
IL: J. Thuney, C. Humphrey, T. Smith, D. Kinnard
ED: G. Karlaftis, Z. Harrison, M. Danna, Y. Diaby, J. Kaindoh
DT: C. Jones, J. Carter, C. Ominihu
LB: N. Bolton, W. Gay, L. Chenal
CB: T. McDuffie, J. Williams, L. Sneed, J. Watson, T. Hodges-Tomlinson
DB: J. Reid, B. Cook, Merriweather [Reply]
1.25 - KC makes a splash on draft night by trading up to take Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma. The flirtation with Tunsil even after signing Taylor makes me believe they're not done, and after watching main AFC competitor Cincinnati sit on its hands during FA re: OT, the Chiefs slide up juuuuuuuuust in front of them to take Harrison.
Draft room footage from Cincinnati features the same look of defeat and depression seen in the Buffalo war room in 2022 (McDuffie) and Houston in 2017 (Mahomes).
2.58 - Watching him slide, the Chiefs stop it and grab Isaiah Foskey, DE, Notre Dame.
3.95 - The Chiefs make another surprise/shocking move, taking FAMU WR Xavier Smith with their third-rounder.
4.122 - With DE, OT, and WR addressed, we move into BPA mode. And at this slot, that's Zaach Pickens, DT, South Carolina. He's long and strong and here to get his versility on.
6.197 - Darrell Luter, Jr. CB, South Alabama. Small school, check. Good athletic profile, check. Latest Chiefs value pick at DB?
6.217 - Jerrod Clark, DT, Coastal Carolina. Developmental guy I keep circling back to.
7.181 - Evan Hull, RB, Northwestern. Versatile, hard-running Big 10 back. Catches the ball well, 3rd-down back option.
7.249 - Asim Richards, IOL, North Carolina
I know Smith is Rnd 3 is splashy and surprising, but netting Harrison + one DE from that 35-60 range is a big win to me. Harrison gets an opportunity to win the LT job and takes it year 1. Foskey is a strong rotational piece.
Chiefs and Blart Smeech, Mall Cop continue to out-do the rest of the league, while laughing. [Reply]
36 Will McDonald IV EDGE | Iowa State
63 Keeanu Benton DL | Wisconsin
77 Chris Smith II S | Georgia
95 Blake Freeland OT | BYU
122 Jayden Reed WR | Michigan State
134 Andrew Vorhees IOL | USC
166 Jonathan Mingo WR | Mississippi
171 Luke Schoonmaker TE | Michigan
197 Alex Austin CB | Oregon State
217 Keaton Mitchell RB | East Carolina
225 Clayton Tune QB | Houston
249 Hunter Luepke RB | North Dakota State
250 Tre Tucker WR | Cincinnati [Reply]
#31 WR Q Johnston
#63 DT B Breese
#95 HB J Gibbs
#123 OT M Bergeron
#134 DE I McGuire
#167 WR T Palmer
#177 QB H Hooker
#216 OL B Daniels
#218 WR C Tillman
#250 DL M Ojomo
#256 NT S Ika
All A+ Selections, let's go!
QB: P. Mahomes II, H. Hooker, S. Buechele,
RB: J. Gibbs, I. Pacheco
TE: T. Kelce, J. Fortson, N. Gray
WR: K. Toney, Q. Johnston, S. Moore, T. Palmer, J. Ross, J. Ross, C. Tillman
OT: J. Taylor, M. Bergeron, L. Niang
IL: J. Thuney, C. Humphrey, T. Smith, D. Kinnard, B. Daniels
ED: G. Karlaftis, C. Ominihu, M. Danna, I. McGuire, J. Kaindoh
DT: C. Jones, B. Breese, M. Ojomo, S. Ika
LB: N. Bolton, W. Gay, L. Chenal
CB: T. McDuffie, J. Williams, L. Sneed, J. Watson
DB: J. Reid, B. Cook [Reply]
So The Draft Network brilliantly decides to beta test a new mock draft simulator right before the draft. I'm just posting this mock to show how ridiculously unrealistic it is now. That was my go-to website for mock draft simulations before this season. Wish they'd just scrap this beta test and go back to the one they had. It wasn't perfect, but it was the best one out there imo. Now it's just stupid. I want my $30 back.
It let me draft 5 top-20 DL with our first 5 picks. Reeruned.
32 Jalen Carter DL Georgia
64 Will Anderson Jr. DL Alabama
96 Myles Murphy DE Clemson
101 Bryan Bresee DE Clemson
123 Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech
135 Jonathan Mingo WR Ole Miss
168 Zach Evans RB Ole Miss
199 Ronnie Bell WR Michigan
219 Kilian Zierer OT Auburn
227 Jon Gaines II OL Bruins
251 Malik Heath WR Ole Miss
252 Xavier Thomas EDGE Clemson
We'd win the next four Super Bowls and likely go undefeated for 4 seasons. :-) [Reply]
