Dane Bruglers 7 round Mock
 

Kansas City Chiefs

1 (29) Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida
1 (30) Boye Mafe, Edge, Minnesota
2 (50) David Ojabo, Edge, Michigan
2 (62) Jalen Tolbert, WR, South Alabama
3 (94) Brian Asamoah, LB, Oklahoma
3 (103) Charlie Kolar, TE, Iowa State
4 (121) Max Mitchell, OT, Louisiana
4 (135) JT Woods, S, Baylor
7 (233) Curtis Brooks, DT, Cincinnati
7 (243) Gregory Junior, CB, Ouachita Baptist
7 (251) Chasen Hines, OG, LSU
7 (259) Isaiah Weston, WR, Northern Iowa

It’s not sexy, but it’ll work. I like Jalen Tolbert quite a bit. I don’t like the idea of drafting TE at all, I feel like we can completely skip that position this year.

I don’t get the CB first pick thing.. I believe it going to be WR or edge rusher..

I'd like to see a RB in there somewhere.....

Same, take out TE and go RB.

Yeah sure until there isn't one there. I think we need to trade up if we want a WR, but we could take Pickens there. Which is fine by me.

I think the Charlie Kolar pick is sneaky good. Would love to see that.

Kelce will be 33 next year and we don't have much behind him. I wouldn't mind taking another tight end at all.

I’d be very happy with those first 5 picks, but give me another WR at 103 instead of Kolar.

Love it.

They have a couple of young guys behind Kelce in Gray and Fortson, so I wouldn't be surprised if they don't draft a TE specific player this year but you never know

I can see Ojabo dropping that far, I wouldn't select him in the first round thats for sure.

It’s all about value. You can’t just draft the 6th or 7th DE/WR in the first because you need one. Not if you can get the 3rd best CB…..WHICH IS ALSO A NEED.

I think people are putting WR ahead of CB as a bigger need when they’re both equal at this point.

I’d feel way better getting Ojabo at 50.

Oh and Asamoah is a really good LB prospect. Didn’t think we’d go there but damn that would be a steal in the 3rd

Right.

I've just started doing the simulators (very addictive) and while I don't really want to go CB in round one, when you see how the draft falls it makes a ton of sense.

If the Chiefs stay put, I think drafting a WR is very difficult because the top 5 are not getting to us, and its a little early on going with the next three or so. This is compounded by the fact we have to get an edge rusher with one of our firsts.

Ojabo going in the middle of the 2nd actually makes sense, I and agree that's worth the investment.

I wouldn't count on either of those guys. Fortson is an UDFA who has spent most of his career on the practice squad and is coming off an ACL tear. Gray is a 5th round rookie that didn't do much in limited opportunity. Maybe they will surprise but I think having two dependable pass-catching options at tight end could really help Mahomes, especially now that he won't have Tyreek.

You go into the draft shoehorning yourself into a DE and or WR in the first, you end up taking the 8th best or something when the 2nd best CB is sitting there.

It's how we got into this mess in the first place. Don't do that.

I agree, we need secondary help as well as an EDGE guy more than we need a WR. This class is pretty deep when it comes to WR, so I'd go D first. I'm also in agreement that a TE isn't a priority in this draft. I really liked what we saw in Forston before his injury and Gray looked like a keeper in the limited time he was on the field.
I am totally against trading up for a WR. To get to that stud (or maybe a dud) would cost too much.

Sam Williams and Drake Jackson were there at #50...if he had decided to pass on Ojabo.

This was his reasoning.

I'm not in agreement that TE isn't a need. Fortson is coming back from an achilles and while Gray has shown flashes of potential....I don't really view him as a viable starter. Fortson probably starts on PUP and if we can replace Bell...then I'm all for it.

Rosters completely turnover in 2/3 years in the NFL. Every position save for QB is a need.

James T. Woods. Awesome.

Completely agree..we have 3 capable RBs right now, an just one 32 yo TE…and this is a passing team.

Probably the best, realistic mock I’ve seen so far.

I like double dipping on the OL as well.

I agree...Elam should be taken at 30

To the people clamoring for a DE and WR in the first. Here is who is on the board for 29 and 30.

WR
Jahan Dotson
George Pickens
Skyy Moore
Christian Watson

DE
Arnold Ebiketie
Sam Williams
David Ojabo
Drake Jackson

Interesting picks ahead of us.

Jermaine Johnson goes at #13 - a possible trade up scenario for DE.
Jameson Williams goes at #19
George Karlaftis goes at #23
Treylon Burks goes at #25
Devontae Wyatt goes at #27
Travis Jones goes at #28

If Karlaftis makes it to the early 20s, I think they trade up for him.

Burks is tempting also.. Probably take a 3rd to jump up 5 spots or so?

If the board fell like that, I’d be ok with Elam or Booth at 30, especially when Mafe and Ojabo are the next 2 picks.

Booth is there at 30. He went #35 in this mock.

I think I'm leaning toward Jahan Dotson among those receivers.

I like Brugler’s picks. We need to bolster our defense. WR may not have Hill but last I checked, we have a guy named Patrick Mahomes as our QB and Andy Reid coaching. Our offense will do fine. We can draft for the future on offense. We need help on the defense NOW.

Yeah Gray is still young and we just don't know what he is yet. And Fortson was showing promise in the beginning of the season, so I'm cautiously optimistic, but we will know better as he recovers from his Achilles.

The great thing with 12 picks is there is a lot that is on the table for them and they could go in almost any direction.

Achilles....not ACL.

What about this…….

Atlanta is currently in rebuild mode and sits at 8 in the 1st rd. If I’m Veach I call them and offer picks 29 and 30 for their 2023 1st rd pick and their 2022 2nd, maybe squeeze a 2022 4th/5th rd pick. Atlanta sits on the 43rd pick in the 2nd rd. So KC slides back 13-14 positions. KC still gets a quality player. KC Still has picks to maneuver around if need be. But you get Atlanta’s 1st rd pick in 2023. That is almost guaranteed a top 10 pick in 2023. Then you have additional fire power in the future to draft a stud, trade and acquire value, but more importantly, sustain the solid roster you already have.

They’re projecting 7 qbs to go in the 1st rd next year. If KC landed a top-10, no telling what they could get for that.

you're right, it was achilles. Gross

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trade Idea I laid out this morning to the <a href="https://twitter.com/micdup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@micdup</a> fellas:<br><br>Houston gets:<br>#29, #50, #103<br><br>KC gets:<br>#13 (draft Jameson Williams)<br><br>**trade is equal based on trade value chart**</p>&mdash; Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) <a href="https://twitter.com/nfldraftscout/status/1514611815740686353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

****. NO.

Man, I'm just not sure I'm excited about trading up for Karlaftis. I think he's gonna be good, but is the upside there?

But Atlanta is more interested in draft capital for next years draft when there might actually be a QB available.

We have so many needs on defense. I really don’t like the idea of giving up all those picks.

Exactly.

****ing stupid.

Yeah that only makes sense if the only thing you need to do in this draft is replace Hill. Its the laziness of the NFL media. When you have legit needs at multiple positions and you have a bunch of top 100 picks, I would tend to want to use them.

If you are going to trade up, then use a 2023 draft pick, because that's what a team like the Texans is actually looking for anyway.

Hard pass.

Man I'm not a fan of Mafe

Thing is, if Miller is throwing that out there, he's probably heard it from someone in KC. He's usually fairly plugged in there.

With him and Taylor all about trading up.....there's alot of smoke out there.

Oh I definitely think they’re going to trade up, but it won’t be that high, and it won’t be for a WR. At least I don’t think it will be.

No, no, no. 1000x no. Our QB means we dont need to spend such draft capital on a WR. Years ago, Aaron Schwartz and Football Outsiders showed that WRs depend on the QB like RBs depend on the O line (CEH being an apparent exception). We shouldn’t use our draft capital for a WR. If there’s a great edge rusher, I’d consider it. But not a WR.

I just hate trading up for very much for a guy that's like the 4th best DE in the class

If you can keep this years 2nds and give maybe next years, you'd get me to the table to start talking. But, I'm not trying to trade a lot of my early picks away if I can avoid it.

Maybe if I trade 29 to move up and lose 50, I'll trade 30 to move back get back into the 2nd round... maybe if it works out but that would require a lot of things to probably fall right to work out

I really think we have too many roster spots to trade up like that. There is a youth movement going on it seems and i can't see them giving up prime draft picks.

How much of it is him hearing something? Or just the national media trying to connect the dots?

Chiefs traded Hill. Williams is fast. The Chiefs have 12 picks. ****ING TRADE UP!!!! It's borderline lazy writing.

Him and Taylor throwing alot of "trade up" stuff out there.

It's either a nice smoke screen or there's merit.

So are the NFL talking heads, some of whom know less about football than we do.

It's all just connecting perceived dots, and a pretty lazy effort at that.

I'm leaning towards smoke screen. Could they trade up? Sure. But I don't see them moving up that far...and not for a WR.

Didn’t Chiefs try to trade up for Ruggs? Not sure how many spots it was though.

Brett Veach is an assertive risk taker. He’s traded his first rd pick or traded up for players almost every year. With this many picks I don’t see how he doesn’t do it again.

Not sure what he’ll use but if we know one thing about Veach it’s that he will go get his guy. And I would not be surprised one but if that was a WR.

It would depend on what they did with pick 30. If they traded down and for another 3rd I’d be cool with that trade

That’s because you’re looking at it that way as opposed to the player.

I don’t care if he’s the “4th best DE on the class”, George Karlaftis is worth trading a day 2 pick for as opposed to having to reach for a guy at 29/30/50.

If they trade a 2nd and 3rd to move up for Jameson Williams....then he'd better be a top 15 WR in his first year in the league.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> to host NDSU WR Christian Watson on top-30 visit <a href="https://t.co/SMwnL0DCgv">https://t.co/SMwnL0DCgv</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/TheChiefsWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thechiefswire</a></p>&mdash; Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldmctNFL/status/1514619584447275015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Isn't this a good edge class? Is the dropoff from him to the next guy or two big enough to trade up for?

Again, looking at who it's coming from I'd say there's some merit. Or they're covering some tracks.

I don't care what the national talking heads say.

When it's these two, there's something there.

I’m operating under the assumption that a trade up would mean that they expect guys like Mafe to be gone too.

If not, a trade up isn’t really necessary, but I still wouldn’t be against it.

And if they trade up for Karlaftis and Mafe or Ojabo falls to 30, you’re pretty much set at EDGE by taking one of them. Mafe and Ojabo compliment Karlaftis perfectly.

I'm very pro "trade for a DE before the draft" but it seems like it could be a situation where they go a different direction no one is seeing.

That drop rate has me spooked.

Or they don't like the guys they think fall to the pick and want who they want.

Similar to last year with Brown and LT, the guys they project to be there when they pick may not be what they want.

I think at the very least the Chiefs are doing their due diligence in finding out the cost and who is interested in moving down. If the right player slides they may pull the trigger. I doubt they move up to 13 just to move up to 13. It is going to be after team 12 picks and knowing who they are going to get, if they do it at all.

I am guessing all the teams with multiple picks are wanting to know all their options. Things move fast when teams are on the clock. IT is almost too late to put it together on draft day so some talks, hey we maybe interested if so it would be x for your pick...

Yea, we have no idea how they feel about Mafe at 29/30 and Ojabo’s injury.

I’m honestly open to just about anything except for trading into the top 15 or trading back for a measly 4th.

Pretty near the same trade value I have but I have a 4th instead of a 3rd to get there. In any event, if they go up there, I can't believe it will be for a WR and if it is then I'd think it's not going to be for Jameson Williams. Olave fits what the Chiefs do to a T. I don't think Wilson is there but he's an A+ fit as well. If you're going to 13 though, it should be for a pass rusher.

I still think they do something no one sees or is talking about. Be it a vet, or trade up or something.

Andy has had so much success developing WR's, I just don't think they'd spend that much capital on a guy.

I'd guess they wanna trade up but it's for a DE not a WR. Like in years past when they've made moves, some guys have the trade up rumor pegged but it's never for who they think.

Not sure we would pick CB with our first selection but I think the positions we will pick look pretty damn good to me

I love the depth in this edge class. I really don’t see a huge difference between a Karlaftis and Sam Williams or a Mafe and Ebeketie.

I do see a big difference between the top 5 receivers and the rest though.

I don’t agree with you. After the top 5 edge guys….you’re basically looking at rotational guys for their first year.

James Cook instead of Kolar would have been my pick.


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A bit expensive, but I'm hoping we pull this off.

Could we get it done for #29 + 3rd + 2023 2nd instead? I'd prefer not to give up a 2nd this year.

If we move up for J Williams using #29 + 2nd + 3rd, I support using #30 to trade out of the first and recoup the lost picks. Maybe a 2nd, 3rd, & 4th with ATL?

Slip Andy a note with your mock.

Why is Atlanta trading what amounts to most of their draft picks to move up to 30? Especially when they're a team that has a bunch of holes to fill.

Seriously **** that!