Originally Posted by Pestilence
Charlie Campbell from WF.com posted his 3 round mock draft today.
2. Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
The Chiefs are a disgrace. Kansas City needs to clean house in the front office. Scott Pioli has had years to address the quarterback position, but has failed to land a good starter or capable backup. That has to change this offseason and Geno Smith would be a good place to start. He has completed 75.3 percent of his passes this season for 2,271 yards, 25 touchdowns and zero interceptions.
The 6-foot-3, 214-pounder has an excellent skill set. He is showing his intelligence and field vision by working through his progressions and looking off safeties. Smith has some natural accuracy with good arm strength to make all the throws. He can fire some fastballs into tight windows with phenomenal ball placement to hit receivers in stride.
Smith's plus mobility allows him to pick up first downs with his feet and bail out his offensive line. He will need to improve his footwork for the NFL. The senior needs to become more uniform with good feet to get in rhythm.
Smith had an excellent 2011 season for the Mountaineers, too. The junior completed 66 percent of his passes for 4,385 yards with 31 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also ran for 180 yards and two scores. The West Virginia signal-caller played his heart out against LSU's talented defense with 463 yards passing.
34. Eric Reid, S, LSU
Kansas City has to be worried about Eric Berry. He hasn't looked good this season coming back from his knee injury. Kendrick Lewis is a liability and the Chiefs could use more talent in the back end.
Reid (6-2, 208) has good size and is a hard hitter. He has good instincts that allow him to get in position to make plays.
The LSU secondary was filled with NFL talent last season, and Reid was integral member alongside Tyrann Mathieu, Morris Claiborne and Brandon Taylor. Reid totaled 65 tackles with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and three passes broken up as a sophomore in 2011.
The junior started this year with a mixed outing against North Texas. He had seven tackles, an interception and a pass broken up, but also was burned for two touchdowns. Reid needs to improve his pass-coverage skills. He looked bad defending the run against Florida, and as a result, his stock has slid.
Reid had a bounce-back performance, to a degree, against South Carolina, nabbing an interception, but he also was late in coverage for a big pass to the one-yard line. Reid has totaled 39 tackles, two interceptions and three passes broken up so far this season.
64. Micah Hyde, CB, Iowa
The Chiefs could use some depth in their secondary.
While teammate Shaun Prater was more well-known for the 2012 NFL Draft, Hyde was the better NFL prospect. He is bigger and faster, with a higher ceiling.
Hyde recorded 82 tackles with four interceptions and seven passes broken up as a sophomore in 2010. He had 68 tackles with three interceptions and seven passes broken up last year. Hyde has 40 tackles, six passes broken up, a forced fumble and 11 punts returned for a total of 67 yards this season. The 6-foot-1, 185-pounder has ideal size and some ball skills.
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