*** 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.

I just watched Charles Sims, RB, West Virginia. I watched his tape against a pud team (William and Mary) and against a decent team (Baylor).

Positives:
- He is great at recognizing pressure and picking up the defender.
- He has really good vision, and reads his blocks well.
- Very decisive change of direction, and alters his run very well.
- His feet pump very fast, and he churns his feet. Because of this, he typically falls forward after contact for an additional yard or two, which could be huge for picking up 1st downs.

Negatives:
- For as much as he pumps his feet, he doesn't appear to have elite speed. It looks like he should be faster. This scares me because in the NFL, the defenders are much faster and will make contact very quickly. He just doesn't look like a game-breaker.
- He doesn't seem to break tackles. It doesn't take an entire team to bring him down, and if the tackler gets a decent chance at a tackle, he usually makes it and ends the play.
- For as great as he is at blocking in the pocket for the QB, he is terrible at blocking in the open field. He runs straight up, and is hesitant to make contact. The ballcarrier he is blocking usually ends up running into him and blows the play, or throws Sims out of the way. This is particularly troubling as our backup RB better be able to block in the open field on ST's - Toub won't take kindly to shit blocking.

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I just watched Michael Campanaro, WR, Wake Forest. I watched his tape against a great Clemson team, and NC State. They were night and day different. Clemson was blah, and NC State he was everywhere.

Positives:
- This guy is an athlete. He has the same bouncey-step and go move that Welker, Edelman, and Woodhead have (yes, they are all white). You'll see what I mean when you watch the NC State tape.
- He is quick AND fast. Quick first step, and then burns when he's got grass.
- He has a knack for finding the soft spot in the defense in the NC State game. He gives his QB some looks, but the QB doesn't always pull the trigger, or pull it accurately.
- He seems to catch with his hands and not his body or forearms.

Negatives:
- Do they only have him run 2 routes against Clemson? He either stays on the line of scrimmage and waits for the ball, or he runs a 5-7 yard curl. Didn't seem him get deep, or very open against tight coverage in this game.
- 2 or 3 drops against Clemson. Silly, nervous, shit-your-pants get off the field drops.
- When he realizes the ball isn't coming to him, his body language sucks and he stops playing. Drops his head and walks like he's throwing a little personal pity party.
- He seems to take an extra beat when catching and securing the ball. Some he double clutched, other times, he stares at it in his hands after the catch before snapping awake and making a football move.

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I just watched Josh Huff, WR, Oregon. I watched his tape against Oregon St. and against Texas.

Positives:
- Knows how to find space and get open
- Didn't see a single drop
- Made several clutch catches in the Oregon St. game
- Could have made more plays if his QB looked his way. He was always, always getting open.
- Decent run blocking
- Has no fear going across the middle
- Great burst
- A very physical receiver. Almost reminds me of an offensive version of Brandon Flowers.

Negatives:
- I honestly didn't see one.

I ****ing love this guy!!!


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Fun thread. :) Keep updating.

Keep in mind that my Beavers have a shitty defensive coordinator that doesn't have the first clue how to defend the spread. A lot of receivers look great against Oregon State. :grr:

Huff= Golden Tate

I feel like Huff is a little more explosive and therefore could be more of a target in the deep game than Tate is.

I agree, but he is the player that Huff is the most similar to. Unless you wanna say Percy Harvin/Randall Cobb. Both Harvin and Tate ran in the low 4.4s.

Nice thread. Thanks for the homework. reallly good stuff.

Thanks!

Let's be sure to catch a any tidbits that come from the combine.

"Chiefs scouts were talking to..."
"Player X interviewed with..."
"Chiefs staff was watching player X closely during Y drill"

That's the stuff we're looking for.

Is there any writer that tweets stuff like that about the Chiefs specifically?

damn, campanaro is quick as hell. i'd be happier than all get out with either guy! i'm praying to god the chiefs don't take a wr in the first round. this draft is so deep at wr it's insane.

Well, there's a lot of local reporters and bloggers, but many times, the info we're looking for here is hidden within bullet notes from random reporters.

For instance, a Panther's beat writer could mention that he saw a prospect talking to Carolina's brass, and the Bengals and Chiefs reps were there as well.

Or a prospect could be talking to his hometown/college newspaper, and namedrop who he spoke with at the combine. Or his agent could say what teams are asking about him.

Its totally random and scatter shot, but great info to catch. Some posters are really, really good at finding it, and it helps the thread.

I will add Billy Turner later tonight.

Edit - already got him.

This makes twice that we've spoken to him.

He would be the perfect fit for the CHIEFS. I hope he is on the board when they pick in the 3rd round.

From Terez A. Paylor ‏@TerezPaylor
https://twitter.com/TerezPaylor


Minnesota DT Ra’Shede Hageman said he has an interview scheduled with the #Chiefs.

Concordia DE Zach Moore said he’s interviewed with the #Chiefs

Va. Tech's James Gayle played 4-3 DE in college but says he interviewed with the #Chiefs at the Senior Bowl. Possible 3-4 edge rusher.

Chiefs have met with will sutton twice and Mike Evans per Terez Paylor

Chiefs | Expected to interview Marqise Lee
Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:46:35 -0800

USC WR Marqise Lee said he is expected to meet with the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday, Feb. 22.

Share: | Source: The Kansas City Star - Terez A. Paylor


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Chiefs | Expected to interview Ra'Shede Hageman
Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:32:35 -0800

Minnesota DL Ra'Shede Hageman said he is scheduled to be interviewed by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Share: | Source: The Kansas City Star - Terez A. Paylor


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Updated; Added
- Marqise Lee
- Mike Evans
- Zach Moore
- James Gayle
- Tevin Mims
- Ra'Shede Hageman
- Will Sutton

http://www.chiefsspin.com/combine-no...making-rounds/

Will update later

Updated; Added:

Marqueston Huff
Ahmad Dixon
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
Calvin Pryor
EJ Gaines

I like how physical Dixon is and the mentality that he plays with but he has lapses in coverage, takes inconsistent angles, and also doesn't wrap up the ball career a lot of the times.

Add Jason Verrett to that list as well as Stephen Tuitt.

http://www.chiefsspin.com/combine-no...making-rounds/

Inside linebacker Telvin Smith, Florida State

Updated, thanks fellas.

Looks like we are very focused on WR's, DE's and Secondary.

Its... Its like they know what we want...

Any chance the OP could list projected round of each player? Even a rough break down like 1, 2/3, late, would be helpful.

I can, if someone can provide me with good, generally agreed-upon source to make such a determination.

The fun is that these fellas are all heavily debated over, and outside the 1st and 2nd round, it's all a cluster****.

Happy to do so, though.

Well, you can start with the definite first rounders:

1st:
Ha ha Dix
Calvin Pryor
Marquise Lee
Mike Evans
Rasheed Hageman

Better yet, let's try to make a big board out of all of the players that the Chiefs have talked to. I wonder how that will go in predicting who we pick on draft day and how our views line up with that of the Chiefs.

Yeah, this thread usually goes that route when all the visits and work outs and pro day reports have come in.

A mock using only these guys, a big board of only these guys, etc...

I look to the draft nicks to break down the smaller school guys and less well known guys. Feel free to offer insight!

Posted by Inmem58 in the Combine DB thread:

@TerezPaylor: I’m told the #Chiefs also had a formal interview with Michigan State cornerback Darqueze Dennard.

Nice! Added him.

Thank you, didn't see this thread.

Chiefs | Two interviewed at combine
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 00:40:17 -0800

Missouri DE Kony Ealy and Michigan State CB Darqueze Dennard were interviewed at the NFL Scouting Combine by the Kansas City Chiefs.

I read that Ealy kicked ass in the 3 cone drill beating damn near everybody including WR's and RBs.

Also he had 9 1/2 sacks this year.

I hope we don't draft Ealy to play OLB. He's slow as molasses for a rush OLB. We already have Hali for that, we don't need another. Maybe if he can bulk up and compete for the starting 5-tech position.

Added, thank you!

Chris Borland, Louis Nix, and Kenny Ladler.

How accurate was the listing last year?

2 years ago, it was 4/8.

Last year I feel like it wasn't as accurate if a list as it could have been... More participation this year so far...

But we got just 2 last year.

There was a lot FA activity last year also, maybe because the draft talent sucked, so I'm curious how that will impact this years selections, since the talent is better.

Kansas City Chiefs 2014 NFL Draft interests tracker
By Joel Thorman @JoelThorman on Feb 25 2014, 4:37p 53

This is an updating list of players the Kansas City Chiefs have been connected to ahead of the 2014 NFL Draft, whether that's pro day visits, private workouts, Senior Bowl interviews, Combine interviews or rumored interest.

Our annual Kansas City Chiefs NFL Draft track returns for the 2014 NFL Draft season. This will be the sixth year we've done this post.


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Previous Chiefs Draft Interests: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009

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The table below includes a list of prospects who have had some sort of interaction with the Chiefs, whether that's a pre-draft workout, Chiefs scouting attending their pro day or interviews at the Senior Bowl or Combine. There is also the catch-all "rumored interest" for those rumors that get started and nobody seems to know where they come from.

The projected round comes from NFL Draft Scout for consistency. We know other places have them rated differently.

Chiefs GM John Dorsey told the KC Star that they will interview about 75 percent of the players before the 2014 NFL Draft. So this isn't a complete list by any means. See any others? Drop it in the comments.

The players names include links back to the source of the information. @TerezPaylor of the KC Star is someone you're going to need to be following for draft news about the Chiefs this year.

Pos. Player School Rd. Pro Day/Visit Sr. Bowl Combine Rumors

S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Alabama 1

S Calvin Pryor Louisville 1

WR Mike Evans Texas A&M 1

WR Marqise Lee USC 1

T / G Billy Turner N. Dakota State 2-3

WR Josh Huff Oregon 5

CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste Nebraska 3

CB Keith McGill Utah 4

OLB Jeremiah Attaochu Georgia Tech 3

OLB Kyle Van Noy BYU 1-2

S Terrence Brooks Florida State 3-4

OT Ja'Wuan James Tennessee 3-4

QB David Fales San Jose St. 3-4

CB Pierre Desir Lindenwood 3-4

RB Charles Sims West Virginia 3-4

WR Jalen Saunders Oklahoma 4-5

WR Ryan Grant Tulane 4

WR Solomon Patton Florida ?

S Craig Loston LSU 3-4

CB Darqueze Dennard Michigan St. 1

DE Kony Ealy Missouri 1

WR Odell Beckham Jr. LSU 1

CB Brandon Dixon NW Missouri St. 7 / UDFA

S Ahmad Dixon Baylor 4

CB EJ Gaines Missouri 3-4

CB Jason Verrett TCU 1

DE Stephon Tuitt Notre Dame 1-2

DT Louis Nix Notre Dame 1-2

LB Chris Borland Wisconsin 3

S Kenny Ladler Vanderbilt 4-5

CB / S Marqueston Huff Wyoming 5-6

OLB Telvin Smith Florida State 2

DT Will Sutton Arizona 2-3

DT RaShede Hageman Minnesota 1-2

DE Zach Moore Concordia ?

DE Tevin Mims S. Florida UDFA

DE James Gayle Virginia Tech 5


http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2014/2...erests-tracker

Thanks for the link.

I'm double checking to make sure we have legit interest, as opposed to someone saying we "should have interest." There's a difference, and that compromises this exercise.

The 5 names on his list that we don't have so far:

Odell Beckham: God, I want him, but the link that the guy points to as evidence is nothing more than people saying we should draft him. No interest reported yet, so I'm not adding him to our list.

Brandon Dixon - Talked to Chiefs scouts. Adding him.

Louis Nix - Met with Chiefs. Adding him.

Chris Borland - Informal meeting with Chiefs. Adding him.

Kenny Ladler - Met with Chiefs at Sr. Bowl. Adding him.

Will update tonight.

Thanks!

Not sure who at ASU they are checking out though.

Isaiah Crowell, RB.

I was hoping it was their punter. :shake:

Updated

Great! This thread was a good idea. Once we satisfy some of our needs through FA we should be able to make some sort of educated guess at who would be a possible consideration on draft day!

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2014/3...s-city-chiefs-

jimmie-ward-pro-days-2014-nfl-draft
Northern Illinois

NIU athletic spokeswoman said 30 teams were at Ward’s Pro Day today, including the #Chiefs.
— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March 7, 2014

Clemson

@SammyWatkins7 about to start running routes for at least 24 reps from NFL teams during #Clemson Pro Day. pic.twitter.com/vPub7ZenIu
— Aaron Cheslock (@AaronCheslock) March 6, 2014

TCU

Teams with scouts (that we've seen) at #TCU Pro Day: ATL, CHI, CIN, JAX, KC, PHI.
— Matt Jennings (@MattAJennings) March 6, 2014

Northern Arizona

With the Cardinals, Broncos, Raiders, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Falcons, Bills, Titans, Packers and Bears all having scouts in attendance on the field, Bauman received a bit more one-on-one time with scouts he may not have otherwise had at the combine.

Illinois

Teams I've spotted at @IlliniFootball Pro Day: KC, WSH, TEN, OAK, Indy, Falcons, Saints, Bears, Jaguars, Bengals, Texans, Patriots, Chargers
— Josh Getzoff (@JGetzoffWICD) March 6, 2014

Liberty

Pro day for @LibertyFootball. Scouts here for Panthers, Eagles, Rams, Chiefs, Raiders, Patriots, Giants to name a few.
— Nick Pierce (@npierce84) March 4, 2014

Southern Miss

More scouts: Chiefs, Bears. Couple of Canadian teams as well.
— GoldenEaglePride.com (@GldnEaglePride) March 7, 2014

Cincinnati

Fairfield/UC football player Aaryn Chenault here at game, pro day went great, talked to Colts, Jaguars, Chiefs #alsobballalum
— Mark Harden (@fcsdathletics) March 8, 2014

Arizona State

Yes they are RT @Rbtone2981: @AdamBCC chiefs there?
— Adam Stites (@AdamBCC) March 7, 2014

Abilene Christian

Lots of NFL logos here at ACU Pro Day. Look for it tonight on #KTXS at 6 & 10. #Texans #Chargers #Chiefs #EtcEtc
— KTXS Sports (@KTXSSports) March 7, 2014

Ohio State

Pretty large turnout for Pro Day at Ohio State. pic.twitter.com/oNfG7xiRz8
— Austin Ward (@AWardESPN) March 7, 2014

Arizona

Thirty-one of 32 NFL franchises made the trip down to Tucson (New Orleans was the only team not there) to see the Wildcats workout, and while running back Ka'Deem Carey was the main attraction, there are a couple of others who could hear their name called on draft weekend.

Chiefs talked with Crooks! I'll be adding him later.

I wonder how many we will draft that we did NOT have a visit with?

Crooks?

iphone typo, though that's a pretty gangster nickname.

I still need to add him.

Retweeted by Nick Jacobs
Aimal Arsalla ‏@aimalarsalla 10m

Montana pro day RT @Dominic_Shelden: Scouts I've seen at #Griz pro day: #Jaguars, #Titans, #Chargers, #Chiefs, #Seahawks, #Raiders.

Okay, so I have a question.

How should we approach Pro Days for this exercise? Should we add the draftable prospects from those teams we visited? Only the specific players we were seen "talking to" at the pro days?

I also don't know the teams that well, so I'll need help determining which players to add to the list.

Appreciate the insight, fellas.

Jim Thomas ‏@jthom1 2h

Rams, Chiefs, Jaguars, Packers, Lions, Bears attend CB Pierre Desir's pro day at Lindenwood University.

Aaron Murray?

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2014/3...as-city-chiefs

That would be a curveball nobody would see coming.

Think we're interested in the secondary this year? 2 more CB visits.

Shaquille Richardson, Arizona
Keith Lewis, Virginia University of Lynchburg

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http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/127937...ights/97081375

30 of 32 teams were in attendance for Johnny Football. We're in !

No Bears and no Browns.
I would have thought for sure that the Browns would have been there.

UDFA. Wonder if they will consider looking at Jonathan Dowling.

They already know Johnny Football is their target. I thought that the minute they traded Trent Richardson to the Colts to stockpile 1st round picks. Can you imagine drafting Manziel and Evans both together ?!?!?