*** 2014 Prospects: Chiefs Visits / Met / Work Outs *** - Page 4

Dante84 · 09:52 PM

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

Dante84 · 02-25-2014, 08:34 AM

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!

**FRCDFED** · 02-25-2014, 02:20 PM

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.

Dante84 · 02-25-2014, 02:45 PM

Nice! Added him.

In58men · 02-25-2014, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRCDFED

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.

Thank you, didn't see this thread.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 02-26-2014, 09:11 AM

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.

OldSchool · 02-26-2014, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

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.

Dante84 · 02-26-2014, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

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.

Added, thank you!

OldSchool · 03-02-2014, 01:05 AM

Chris Borland, Louis Nix, and Kenny Ladler.

OldSchool · 03-02-2014, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante84

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!

How accurate was the listing last year?

Dante84 · 03-02-2014, 10:58 AM

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.

**FRCDFED** · 03-04-2014, 09:33 AM

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

Dante84 · 03-04-2014, 01:38 PM

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!

Exoter175 · 03-04-2014, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Brian Penter ‏@BrianPenter 4m

NFL scouts from the Giants, Chiefs, Panthers, Cowboys, Bills among those out at Alabama State Pro Day

Not sure who at ASU they are checking out though.

OldSchool · 03-04-2014, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exoter175

Not sure who at ASU they are checking out though.

Isaiah Crowell, RB.

Exoter175 · 03-04-2014, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldSchool

Isaiah Crowell, RB.

I was hoping it was their punter.

01-21-2014, 01:27 PM
Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $-1838004 VARSITY	* 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 Last edited by Dante84; 05-06-2014 at 09:52 PM..*
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02-25-2014, 08:34 AM	#46
Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $-1838004 VARSITY	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! __________________ ..
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FRCDFED Line'em up Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: somewhere out there Casino cash: $9056297	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.
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Hog's Gone Fishin Fish are scared of me Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $-1429523	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. Last edited by Hog's Gone Fishin; 02-26-2014 at 09:24 AM..
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Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $-1838004 VARSITY	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. __________________ ..
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03-04-2014, 09:33 AM	#56
FRCDFED Line'em up Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: somewhere out there Casino cash: $9056297	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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous Chiefs Draft Interests: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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03-04-2014, 01:38 PM	#57
Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $-1838004 VARSITY	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! __________________ ..
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