Verderame talked about this on his Patreon today. Breer is his boss so he clarified that the Chiefs really want a LT but he said from everything he’s heard he would be surprised if they take one in the first rd. He just doesn’t think this tackle class is good and has heard the same from a lot of people around the league.

Said that they could take one at 63 or 66.

Still think Conerly is in play still. However I think that Ersery could be there at 63 and he’d be a nice replacement for Jawaan in 2026 IMO.

Yeah, I don't think I would trade up in the first AT ALL. I'd love to trade DOWN and pick up some extra capital.

I just don't see anyone likely to be in striking distance that's head and shoulders above several other guys that would just fall to you.

I think rounds 2-3 are really the sweet spot in this draft. Lots of good player potential, but few day one stars.

Im talking dt.

Not interested in a trade back at all. Veach has done his best work being aggressive and going up for a particular player, like Rice, McDuffie, or Worthy. Settling or trading back for the sake of more capital are how we've ended up with the scrubs like Moore and FAU.

To be fair, we also traded up and targeted Breeland Speaks

Giving more draft picks to a GM who's proven they can find quality players late in the draft is always a good idea.

The more cheap quality players you have the better. That's the whole goal.

Yeah, an outlier in his first year on the job.

Agree wholeheartedly.

Yeah, Darrian Kinnard didn't work out, but when you look at all the Day 3 guys this front office has drafted who have been real assets, the idea of adding Day 3 picks should hold some value.

The talking heads see the same thing a lot of us do - this isn't a great tackle class and even if it was, those late first guys have a pretty high rate of either moving to guard or flaming out altogether.

This is not the draft to get tunnel vision on a tackle.

Absolutely.

I wouldn't take Simmons before 63.

I wouldn't take Conerly over Nolen, Tyleik Williams, Burden, or one of the clear 1st DEs who has fallen.

If it gets to 31, there's a scenario where Conerly is the best guy there.

Wonder if the combine measured these guys wrong or if the programs are embellishing at the pro days?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s not just Will Campbell - the difference in his arm measurement is actually smaller than many of the top players from both the Senior &amp; Shrine Bowls<br><br>Seems like the NFL may have gotten something wrong at the Combine. I&#39;d think teams want to get their own numbers this year <a href="https://t.co/5FfbYEjxA6">pic.twitter.com/5FfbYEjxA6</a></p>&mdash; Alex Barth (@RealAlexBarth) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealAlexBarth/status/1904979196822028627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They clearly ****ed it up.

The odd thing is it was so obvious.

The biggest takeaways is that Conerly, Benton, and Ersery meet the 34" threshold now.

Simmons is over 34 too