*** 2014 Prospects: Chiefs Visits / Met / Work Outs ***
 

Hello, friends; It's that time of year again.

3 years ago, this thread had a few guys that we selected in the draft. 2 years ago, this thread had 4 of our 8 draft picks. Last year we got Kelce, Fisher from the visits we recorded.

Last year, around this time, the big question was the QB. Dorsey and Reid did their homework, and spoke with almost every legitimate candidate. After this, they chose to make the trade for Alex Smith. Conversely, we brought in almost no Safeties or CB's, and ended up picking up a bunch in FA.

This should help us get an idea not only for the draft, but also to get an idea for what positions Dorsey and Reid feel need improvement. It might foretell a trade or FA acquisition.

We can apply that same logic to this year's search. We desperately need a Safety, and we need WR's. I could see us visiting with a bunch of safeties, only to snag a big one via trade or FA. We might not bring in a lot of WR's, and grab a bunch via FA.

This year will allow us to monitor Dorsey and Reid trends and patterns, because we will have two years of data to work off of instead of one.

I am going to try to link to comprehensive player profiles when they exist, courtesy of draftbreakdown.com. For some of the lesser-known guys, it may just be a random video or profile from their team website.

Reminder as to how this works: When you guys see a solid lead on someone we are interested in, post it in here (links, please). Still trying to keep this sucker legit.

Offense
QB
Tahj Boyd, Clemson
Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
David Fales, San Jose State
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Connor Shaw, South Carolina
Tyler Russell, Mississippi State
Brett Smith, Wyoming
Derek Carr, Fresno State

RB
Charles Sims, West Virginia
Senorise Perry, Louisville
Dominique Williams, Wagner
Chad Abram, Florida State (Fullback)
Jerick McKinnon, Georgia Southern
De'Anthony Thomas, Oregon

WR
Mike Campanaro, Wake Forest
Josh Huff, Oregon
Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma
Ryan Grant, Tulane
Solomon Patton, Florida
Marqise Lee, University of Southern California
Mike Evans, Texas A&M
Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
Josh Ford, University of Kansas
Maurice Woodard, Lincoln

TE
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
Erik Swoope, Miami - Basketball Player
Justin Jones, East Carolina

OT
Billy Turner, North Dakota State (OT/G) *Multiple meetings
Ja'Wuan James, Tennessee
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill University (CAN)
Garrett Scott, Marshall

G
Wes Johnson, Vanderbilt

C

Defense
CB
Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska
Keith McGill, Utah
Pierre Desir, Lindenwood *Multiple meetings
E.J. Gaines, Missouri
Jason Verrett, TCU
Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State
Brandon Dixon, Northwest Missouri State
Shaquille Richardson, Arizona
Keith Lewis, Virginia University of Lynchburg *Multiple meetings
Sammy Seamster, Middle Tennessee State
Walt Aikens, Liberty
Ryan White, Auburn
Qua Cox, Jacksonville State
Brandon McCladdie, The Citadel

S
Terrence Brooks, Florida State
Craig Loston, LSU
Ahmad Dixon, Baylor
Marqueston Huff, Wyoming
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
Calvin Pryor, Louisville
Kenny Ladler, Vanderbilt
Lonnie Ballentine, Memphis
Jimmie Ward, Northern Illinois
Kimario McFadden, South Carolina State
Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State

OLB
Christian Jones, Florida State (DE/OLB)
Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech
Kyle Van Noy, BYU
Carlos Fields, Winston-Salem State
James Davidson, UTEP (OLB/DE)
Justin Jackson, Wake Forest
Derrell Johnson, East Carolina

ILB
Telvin Smith, Florida State
Chris Borland, Wisconsin

DE
IK Enemkpali, Louisiana Tech
Chris Smith, Arkansas (DE/OLB)
Zach Moore, Concordia
James Gayle, Virginia Tech
Tevin Mims, University of South Florida
Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame
Kony Ealy, Missouri
Colton Underwood, Illinois State
Justin Anderson, UMass
Aaron Lynch, South Florida

DT
Ra'Shede Hageman, Minnesota
Will Sutton, Arizona State *Multiple meetings
Louis Nix, Notre Dame
Jimmy Staten, Middle Tennessee State
Kona Schwenke, Notre Dame
Dominique Easley, Florida

Hey-oh, mods, could we replace the old one with this one as a sticky?

TIA

bumpity bump

http://walterfootball.com/draft2014meetingsteams.php

Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois (EW)
Christian Jones, LB, Florida State (SR)
Chris Smith, DL, Arkansas (SR)

Do want

I think they're interested in Johnny Manziel. Can someone attach some highlights please.

Updated.

Just added:

Tahj Boyd, Clemson
Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois
Charles Sims, West Virginia
Mike Campanaro, Wake Forest
Billy Turner, North Dakota State
Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska
Christian Jones, Florida State
Keith McGill, Utah
Pierre Desir, Lindenwood
Christian Jones, Florida State
IK Enemkpali, Louisiana Tech
Chris Smith, Arkansas

So, these are players we have shown interest in already ?

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2014/1...nior-bowl-2014

David Fales

Chris smith is a pretty good dl prospect

Yes, precisely.

Good link! Added all of these guys to the list:

Oregon WR Josh Huff
Georgia Tech OLB Jeremiah Attaochu
BYU OLB Kyle Van Noy
Florida State S Terrence Brooks
Tennessee OT Ja'Wuan James
San Jose State QB David Fales
Oklahoma receiver Jalen Saunders
Tulane receiver Ryan Grant
Florida receiver Solomon Patton
LSU safety Craig Loston

So far it looks like we are chatting with a bunch of WR's and DE/OLB types.

Only 2 safeties.

Any E/W Shrine Game updates?

Curious if we have representation up there, either within the Front Office/Scout depts. or media covering it?

EDIT - Well, I guess it already happened, on the 18th. Man, I didn't hear anything about it this year. No info on who we met with, if anyone?

So, I often get bored in the evenings prior to falling asleep, and this is when I find myself watching football tape. I figure I'll start posting my thoughts - by no means to I claim to be an expert or a hopeful amateur scout, but I'll post what I watched. Feel free to agree or disagree, and feel free to post your own observations.