Putting together my personal final big board...

[Direckshun]

Four rounds in...

1. CB Patrick Peterson, LSU
2. DE/DT Marcell Dareus, Alabama
3. DE/OLB Von Miller, Texas A&M
4. QB Cam Newton, Auburn
5. DE/OLB Robert Quinn, North Carolina
6. QB Blaine Gabbert, Missouri
7. WR AJ Green, Georgia
8. DE Cam Jordan, California
9. CB Prince Amukamara, Nebraska
10. DT Nick Fairley, Auburn

11. DE/OLB Aldon Smith, Missouri
12. DE/OLB Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
13. WR Julio Jones, Alabama
14. DE/DT Corey Liuget, Illinois
15. RB Mike Leshoure, Illinois
16. OG/C Mike Pouncey, Florida
17. OT Anthony Castonzo, Boston College
18. OT Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
19. OT Tyron Smith, USC
20. DE/OLB Justin Houston, Georgia
21. OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
22. DE/DT Cameron Heyward, Ohio State
23. DE/DT Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
24. DE J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
25. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State
26. DE/OLB Brooks Reed, Arizona
27. RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
28. QB Jake Locker, Washington
29. OT/G Ben Ijalana, Villanova
30. CB Brandon Harris, Miami
31. DE Da’Quan Bowers, Clemson
32. WR Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh


33. DE/DT Allen Bailey, Miami
34. QB Ryan Mallet, Arkansas
35. OG Danny Watkins, Baylor
36. CB Jimmy Smith, Colorado
37. DT Stephen Paea, Oregon State
38. QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada
39. DE Adrian Clayborn, Iowa
40. CB Aaron Williams, Texas
41. TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame
42. WR Torrey Smith, Maryland
43. OLB Akeem Ayers, UCLA
44. DT Phil Taylor, Baylor
45. RB Ryan Williams, Virginia Tech
46. RB Shane Vereen, California
47. ILB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina
48. QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa
49. OT Nate Solder, Colorado
50. OLB Bruce Carter, North Carolina
51. C Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
52. DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina
53. WR Titus Young, Boise State
54. OLB Dontay Moch, Nevada
55. ILB Martez Wilson, Illinois
56. DE/DT Christian Ballard, Iowa
57. OG Marcus Cannon, TCU
58. DE/DT Jarvis Jenkins, Clemson
59. OG/C Rodney Hudson, Florida State
60. OT Joseph Barksdale, LSU
61. WR Randall Cobb, Kentucky
62. RB Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington
63. WR Leonard Hankerson, Miami
64. CB Curtis Brown, Texas

65. OT/G James Carpenter, Alabama
66. CB Davon House, New Mexico State
67. DE/OLB Sam Acho, Texas
68. DE Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh
69. WR Greg Little, North Carolina
70. WR Edmund Gates, Abilene Christian
71. OT Marcus Gilbert, Florida
72. WR Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
73. DT Sione Fua, Stanford
74. RB Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
75. WR Niles Paul, Nebraska
76. CB Ros-I Dowling, Virginia
77. FS Rahim Moore, UCLA
78. OG/C John Moffitt, Wisconsin
79. DT Drake Nevis, LSU
80. CB Shareece Wright, USC
81. RB Demarco Murray, Oklahoma
82. QB Andy Dalton, TCU
83. CB Brandon Burton, Utah
84. SS Tyler Sash, Iowa
85. OG Will Rackley, Lehigh
86. DE Parnell McPhee, Mississippi State
87. OG Orlando Franklin, Miami
88. FS Quentin Carter, Oklahoma
89. WR Austin Pettis, Boise State
90. RB Jaquizz Rogers, Oregon State
91. TE Luke Stocker, Tennessee
92. CB Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio State
93. C Brandon Fusco, Slippery Rock
94. OT James Brewer, Indiana
95. RB Daniel Thomas, Kansas State
96. OLB Mason Foster, TCU

97. DE/OLB Chris Carter, Fresno State
98. ILB Greg Jones, Michigan
99. OG Lee Ziemba, Auburn
100. RB Jordan Todman, Connecticut
101. DT Jerrell Powe, Mississippi
102. OG Clint Boling, Georgia
103. FB Owen Marecic, Stanford
104. QB Greg McElroy, Alabama
105. OLB Lawrence Wilson, Connecticut
106. RB Roy Helu, Nebraska
107. DT Kendrick Ellis, Hampton
108. CB/S Marcus Gilchrist, Clemson
109. C Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU
110. OT Jah Reid, Central Florida
111. DT Ian Williams, Notre Dame
112. S DeAndre McDaniel, Clemson
113. DE/OLB Ugo Chinasa, Oklahoma State
114. CB Buster Skrine, UT-Chattanooga
115. RB Delone Carter, Syracuse
116. WR Tenarius Moore, Tennessee
117. TE Julius Thomas, Portland State
118. SS Joe Lefeged, Rutgers
119. CB Josh Thomas, Buffalo
120. WR Tandon Doss, Indiana
121. TE Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin
122. OLB K.J. Wright, Mississippi State
123. S Ahmad Black, Florida
124. ILB Colin McCarthy, Miami
125. S Chris Conte, California
126. CB Rashad Carmichael, Virginia Tech
127. CB DeMarcus Van Dyke, Miami
128. SS Shiloh Keo, Idaho

129. FB Stanley Havili, USC
130. DE Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh
131. DE/OLB Mark Herzlich, Boston College
132. TE D.J. Williams, Arkansas
133. OG Jason Pinkston, Pittsburgh
134. FS Chris Culliver, South Carolina
135. TE Virgil Green, Nevada
136. OG/C Jason Kelce, Cincinnati
137. CB Curtis Marsh, Utah State
138. RB Allen Bradford, USC
139. ILB Obi Ezeh, Michigan
140. CB Chykie Brown, Texas
141. FB Anthony Sherman, Connecticut
142. DT Jurrell Casey, USC
143. SS Robert Sands, West Virginia
144. WR DeAndre Brown, Southern Mississippi
145. SS Duenta Williams, North Carolina
146. TE Will Yeatman, Maryland
147. CB Johnny Patrick, Louisville
148. OG Demarcus Love, Arkansas
149. ILB Kelvin Sheppard, LSU
150. DE/DT Lawrence Guy, Arizona State
151. FB Shaun Chapas, Georgia
152. OG Stephen Schilling, Michigan
153. ILB Josh Bynes, Auburn
154. RB Jamie Harper, Clemson
155. OLB Brian Rolle, Ohio State
156. FB Patrick DeMarco, South Carolina
157. CB Justin Rogers, Richmond
158. OT Willie Smith, East Carolina
159. FS Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
160. WR Terrence McCrae, Ohio

[Direckshun]

Thoughts:

This is a particularly weak draft. I struggled to fill out the 3rd round with players I felt deserved to be third round picks.

The draft is only truly, classically "deep" at one position this year: corner.

This is a historically bad year for TEs.

After the first round, two positions completely fall off a cliff in terms of quality: tackle, and quarterback

I have four QBs with a first round grade, and Mallet and Kaepernick are high 2nds.

If the Chiefs were to draft strictly off the corresponding numbers off this board, they'd get:

21. OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
55. DE/DT Christian Ballard, Iowa
86. OG Orlando Franklin, Miami

[Coogs]

Given the fact we only have 2 OT's on the roster under contract, and a possible retirement comming up for Wiegmann, under your ranking system, I would go with...

21. Sherrod OT Mississippi State
55. Hudson C Florida State

NFLNetwork the other day had a piece on who they thought was going to be 2nd day stars. Hudson was mentioned by one of the hosts as being very comparable to Ryan Kalil from the Panthers.

Offensive line should be set for years to come.

[Saccopoo]

I think it's a pretty solid draft.

The defensive line position is ridiculously good, and the top five offensive tackles look to be high floor, high ceiling type players. You've also got three "generational" level talents in Von Miller, Pat Peterson and AJ Green.

The guard position also looks really good, and Rod Hudson of Florida State might actually qualify as a "generational" type guy at his position. (He reminds me of Will Shields - his body type, style of play and production are almost identical to Shields.)

Cornerback is extremely good and deep.

Center and nose tackle look solid as well.

It's a very nice fullback class too.

And I like the offensive tackle depth in this class. You've got five guys who should be legit NFL left tackles, and a ton of really good right tackle prospects. When you have a guy like Lee Ziemba, who was a first team Walter Camp and a four year starter at tackle for the National Champs, being mentioned as a fourth/fifth rounder, that's a deep class. A lot of sleepers as well, such as Rob McGill from LaTech. Solid tackle class.

The RB position is not deep.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Thoughts:

This is a particularly weak draft. I struggled to fill out the 3rd round with players I felt deserved to be third round picks.

The draft is only truly, classically "deep" at one position this year: corner.

This is a historically bad year for TEs.

After the first round, two positions completely fall off a cliff in terms of quality: tackle, and quarterback

I have four QBs with a first round grade, and Mallet and Kaepernick are high 2nds.

If the Chiefs were to draft strictly off the corresponding numbers off this board, they'd get:

21. OT Derek Sherrod, Mississippi State
55. DE/DT Christian Ballard, Iowa
86. OG Orlando Franklin, Miami

The safety class is the worst of all positions in this draft

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Coogs

Given the fact we only have 2 OT's on the roster under contract, and a possible retirement comming up for Wiegmann, under your ranking system, I would go with...

21. Sherrod OT Mississippi State
55. Hudson C Florida State

NFLNetwork the other day had a piece on who they thought was going to be 2nd day stars. Hudson was mentioned by one of the hosts as being very comparable to Ryan Kalil from the Panthers.

Offensive line should be set for years to come.

I'm not sold on converting a guy to a position that he's never played. Hudson is one of the best guards coming out of college, and maybe the best since Will Shields. However, he is only being "projected" to the center position. He never started at that position in college (he has played there sparingly because of injuries during games).

Guys like Wisniewski and Pouncey struggled at the position when they played it and Wis was actually moved back to guard after being at the center spot his junior year.

There is a lot of high quality true centers out there, and a number who should excel in a zone system. Kirkpatrick, Baxter, Barnes, Taylor, Linnenkohl, Bartholomew are all solid pivots that would work well in this blocking scheme.

However, I think that Hudson is a very special talent and possesses skills that bely his "average" size. He's dominant as a blocker and really drives even the biggest defenders around with ease. He has played some center (as well as tackle) for the Seminoles and would absolutely excel in a zone scheme.

If he's there is the second, it would be a completely solid pick. Sherrod in the first and Hudson in the second would indeed solidify the offensive line for a decade.

LT: Sherrod
LG: Albert
C: Hudson
RG: Asamoah
RT: ?

(Make Ryan Harris your #1 free agent priority and you've potentially got one of the best lines in football.)

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by SNR

The safety class is the worst of all positions in this draft

I agree. In hindsight, the front office did the team good by selecting Berry and Lewis in last years draft.

Picking up a guy like Derrick Sherrod would fill the void of passing on Okung for Berry last year and make sense in terms of drafting to the strengths of the draft as it relates to the needs of the team.

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by SNR

The safety class is the worst of all positions in this draft

Good thing we got Berry!

hoo hoo hoo

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I'm not sold on converting a guy to a position that he's never played. Hudson is one of the best guards coming out of college, and maybe the best since Will Shields. However, he is only being "projected" to the center position. He never started at that position in college (he has played there sparingly because of injuries during games).

Guys like Wisniewski and Pouncey struggled at the position when they played it and Wis was actually moved back to guard after being at the center spot his junior year.

There is a lot of high quality true centers out there, and a number who should excel in a zone system. Kirkpatrick, Baxter, Barnes, Taylor, Linnenkohl, Bartholomew are all solid pivots that would work well in this blocking scheme.

However, I think that Hudson is a very special talent and possesses skills that bely his "average" size. He's dominant as a blocker and really drives even the biggest defenders around with ease. He has played some center (as well as tackle) for the Seminoles and would absolutely excel in a zone scheme.

If he's there is the second, it would be a completely solid pick. Sherrod in the first and Hudson in the second would indeed solidify the offensive line for a decade.

LT: Sherrod
LG: Albert
C: Hudson
RG: Asamoah
RT: ?

(Make Ryan Harris your #1 free agent priority and you've potentially got one of the best lines in football.)

I guess if you are moving Albert into the LG position, you could go ahead and grab Franklin in the 3rd. I have read where several GM's think he has more athleticism and long term potential than Castanzo and Carimi.

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Coogs

I guess if you are moving Albert into the LG position, you could go ahead and grab Franklin in the 3rd. I have read where several GM's think he has more athleticism and long term potential than Castanzo and Carimi.

I'd rather spend the first on Sherrod than a third on Franklin, who is probably more of a NFL right tackle than left. Take that third rounder and use it on a guy like Jerrell Powe, NT, Ole Miss. or any of the solid wide receivers that should be there like Austin Pettis, Niles Paul, or Edmund Gates.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

I'd rather spend the first on Sherrod than a third on Franklin, who is probably more of a NFL right tackle than left. Take that third rounder and use it on a guy like Jerrell Powe, NT, Ole Miss. or any of the solid wide receivers that should be there like Austin Pettis, Niles Paul, or Edmund Gates.

That is what I meant, Franklin to fill your open RT position.

LT Sherrod
LG Albert
C Hudson
RG Asamoah
RT Franklin

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by Coogs

That is what I meant, Franklin to fill your open RT position.

LT Sherrod
LG Albert
C Hudson
RG Asamoah
RT Franklin

Gotcha.

I think I'd still like to pick up Ryan Harris in free agency to give the line some experience. Harris, when healthy, is one of the top RT's in the game and excels in a zone system. Denver isn't going to sign him and since the Chiefs have a lot of cap room, they should be able to afford him even if the bidding gets a little high. He's only 26 as well.

Take that third rounder and get the NT or WR that this team needs.

Something like:

1. Derek Sherrod, OT; Miss State
2. Rod Hudson, C/G; Florida State
3. Jerrell Powe, NT; Ole Miss
4. Austin Pettis, WR; Boise State
5. Jermey Beal, LB; Oklahoma
5. Vincent Brown, WR; San Diego
6. Tom Keiser, OLB; Stanford
7. Robert Hughes, FB/RB; Notre Dame

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Pioli won't draft an OT in the first. Why is it even discussed ?????????

[Chiefnj2]

My big board for KC would start with:

1. AJ Green
2. Julio Jones
3. Von Miller
4. Marcel Dareus
5. Patrick Peterson
6. Cameron Jordan

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Saccopoo

Gotcha.

I think I'd still like to pick up Ryan Harris in free agency to give the line some experience. Harris, when healthy, is one of the top RT's in the game and excels in a zone system. Denver isn't going to sign him and since the Chiefs have a lot of cap room, they should be able to afford him even if the bidding gets a little high. He's only 26 as well.

Take that third rounder and get the NT or WR that this team needs.

Something like:

1. Derek Sherrod, OT; Miss State
2. Rod Hudson, C/G; Florida State
3. Jerrell Powe, NT; Ole Miss
4. Austin Pettis, WR; Boise State
5. Jermey Beal, LB; Oklahoma
5. Vincent Brown, WR; San Diego
6. Tom Keiser, OLB; Stanford
7. Robert Hughes, FB/RB; Notre Dame

Yeah, that OL would be pretty young. But you could maybe open the season

Sherrod
Albert
Hudson
Lilja
Richardson

just to have some experience to let Sherrod and Hudson learn with, then gradually move Asamoah and Franklin into the rotation.

And not saying I would do that either, players just kind of fell that way in your stacking of the top 96 players.