*** 2013 Prospects: Chiefs Visits / Met / Work Outs ***
 

Hey all. It's that time of year again.

2 years ago, this thread had a few guys that we selected in the draft. Last year this thread had 4 of our 8 draft picks.

Obviously with a new front office and coaching staff, that trend might change. But things are going to be exciting with some new captains steering our ship coupled with having picks at the top of each round. Get pumped.

I am going to try to embed 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). Trying to keep this sucker legit.

OFFENSE

Quarterback
Zac Dysert, Miami (Ohio) - Senior Bowl
Landry Jones, Oklahoma - Senior Bowl
Mike Glennon, NC State - Senior Bowl
Geno Smith, WVU - Combine
Tyler Wilson, Arkansas - Combine
E.J. Manuel, Florida State - Combine
Ryan Nassib, Syracuse - Combine
Tyler Bray, Tennessee - Combine
Matt Barkley, USC - Combine

Halfback
Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina - Senior Bowl

Fullback

Wide Receiver
Keenan Davis, Iowa - Shrine Game
Jasper Collins, Mount Union - Shrine Game

Tight End
Nick Kasa, Colorado - Senior Bowl
Travis Kelce, Cincinnati - Combine

Tackle
Xavier Nixon, Florida - Senior Bowl
Lane Johnson, Oklahoma - Combine
Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M - Visit
Eric Fisher, Central Michigan - Visit

Center / Guard
Matt Sewell, McMaster


DEFENSE

Nose / D Tackle
Sylvester Williams, North Carolina - Senior Bowl

Defensive Line
Ezekial Ansah, DE, BYU - Combine
Damontre Moore, Texas A&M - Visit
Dewayne Cherrington, Mississippi State - Visit
Sharrif Floyd, Florida - Combine
Dion Jordan, Oregon - Visit

Inside Linebacker
Vince Williams, Florida State - Senior Bowl
Alec Ogletree, Georgia - Combine

Outside Linebacker
Zaviar Gooden, Missouri - Senior Bowl
Chase Thomas, Stanford - Senior Bowl
Khaseem Greene, Rutgers - Senior Bowl
Sean Porter, Texas A&M - Visit

Cornerback


Safety


SPECIAL TEAMS

Kick Returner / Punt Returner

Long Snapper
Carson Tinker, Alabama - Senior Bowl

Kicker
Zach Brown, Portland State - Shrine Game

Punter
Josh Hubner, Arizona State - Senior Bowl

Hey-oh, mods, could we replace the old one with this one as a sticky?

TIA

East-West Shrine Game Interviews:

Kansas City - Iowa wide receiver Keenan Davis, Portland State kicker Zach Brown, Mount Union wide receiver Jasper Collins

http://www.walterfootball.com/eastwe...nterviews2.php

Updated, thanks!

Updated, thanks!

Chiefs speak with Colorado TE Nick Kasa after senior bowl practice.

Keenan Davis sucks ftr.

Sucks? Nah.

He's a steady guy who suffered immensely because of

1) the expectations of being something he isn't (a #1 WR) and

2) the shortcomings at the QB position.

According to Scott Wright, the Chiefs also talked to DT Sylvester Williams.

http://walterfootball.com/seniorbowl2013meetings.php

Kansas City - Colorado tight end Nick Kasa and North Carolina defensive tackle Sylvester Williams.

If hes not good enough to be the #1 WR at Iowa, he probably sucks as an NFL guy.

Wood. Big Sylvester would be a nice addition to the Chiefs line.

Disagree.

We met with Lattimore.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=269195

Stay the **** away from Keenan Davis! Didn't like him early in his career, only seemed to catch 50% of balls thrown his way. Played better than expected last year, and back to dropping passes this past season. **** him.

Please...

Sounds like Iowa States "Money" Reynolds last year. Had the talent of an NFL WR, just not the hands. He was with the Packers in training camp, but I'm sure hes out of the NFL already.

Marvin McNutt was a lot better than Davis and be went in the sixth round iirc.

I was actually going to bring up McNutt being a lot better, but figured I'd let it go.

Kasa is a huge TE. Interesting.

Updated

The QB was atrocious. Fedorowitz dropped passes too.

Marvin McNutt was a better college player. Probably not a better pro prospect though.

We're talking about NFL potential here, there's different things that figure into it.

Please add Chase Thomas, OLB, Stanford to the list.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nf...-3-4-4-3-teams

Chiefs met with Zac Dysert and Khaseem Greene according to Scott Wright.

http://www.draftcountdown.com/featur...ns/Tuesday.php

Woot Dysert!

Added

Please add Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma to the list

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nf...with-andy-reid

:banghead:

Please don't.

We met with Long Snapper Thomas Gafford

http://arrowheadaddict.com/2013/01/2...t-senior-bowl/

Mike Glennon too


http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2013/1...non-zac-dysert

Good to see we're doing our homework on all QB prospects.

That's actually LS Carson Tinker. Gafford is the current LS for the Chiefs.

We already have him, lol.... but I checked the link and added the Carson Tinker.

The list is up to date.

http://walterfootball.com/draft2013meetingsteams.php

Kansas City Chiefs:
Zach Brown, K, Portland State (EW)
Jasper Collins, WR, Mt. Union (EW)
Keenan Davis, WR, Iowa (EW)
Zaviar Gooden, LB, Missouri (SR)
Josh Hubner, P, Arizona State (EW)
Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado (SR)
Xavier Nixon, OL, Florida (SR)
Matt Sewell, OL, McMaster (EW)
Sylvester Williams, DL, North Carolina (SR)
Vince Williams, LB, Florida State (SR)

Such as?

added

I could swear we talked to Wilson
Posted via Mobile Device

:(

We did.

Hell, Not Josh Looney interviewed him, didn't he?

fwiw

Danny Parkins‏@DannyParkins

EJ Manuel says he didn't meet Andy Reid, highlights his consistency as a winner, needs to improve his consistency/footwork. On the show now.


-phew-

I think they talked to lower echelon players at the Senior Bowl so they wouldn't have to waste pre-draft visits on them. I think you'll see the Chiefs bring in players like Geno, Wilson, etc in for the private workouts.

I have no idea if Manuel is considered one of those top players.

That doesn't mean he didn't meet with the Chiefs at all. It just means that he didn't meet with Reid.

Noted....

As for now he is not a candidate for this list, unless I'm missing that he met with someone from the organization. If he DID, great; upon confirmation I will add him.

Any confirmation on this?

I saw a tweet that the Chiefs' scouts were excited about Wilson and charting all of throws but I never saw anything about them actually meeting with him.

Vandenberg was terrible, called that early in his junior season. Not a surprise. Davis though, has been dropping passes since he arrived on campus. Having Davis as a 3rd option hurt Stanzi.

I can't believe how terrible Vandenberg turned out to be. I didn't think he was that bad when Stanzi got hurt.

But as a starter, he was just awful. He was more robotic than Jake Christensen, without the talent.

Update?

I was hoping for a complete list of our combine interviews, though I've seen random names discussed. Haven't found and official full list yet. Anyone else?

**** it all. I want to kill myself now.

We met a lot more than that at the combine..

I just tweeted some people. See if any respond with a list.

Kansas City Chiefs:
Ezekiel Ansah, DL, BYU (COM)
Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee (COM)
Zach Brown, K, Portland State (EW)
Jasper Collins, WR, Mt. Union (EW)
Keenan Davis, WR, Iowa (EW)
Zac Dysert, QB, Miami of Ohio (COM)
Mike Glennon, QB, N.C. State (COM)
Zaviar Gooden, LB, Missouri (SR)
Josh Hubner, P, Arizona State (EW)
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma (COM)
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma (COM)
Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado (SR)
E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State (COM)
Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse (COM)
Xavier Nixon, OL, Florida (SR)
Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia (COM)
Matt Sewell, OL, McMaster (EW)
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (COM)
Sylvester Williams, DL, North Carolina (SR)
Vince Williams, LB, Florida State (SR)
Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas (COM)

I'll get it up to date this weekend fellas.

Updated.

Josh Sanchez‏@jnsanchez

DeWayne Cherrington spoke with a lot of teams at Miss. State Pro Day: #Ravens, #Colts, #Jaguars, #Chiefs, #Giants and #Eagles. #NFLDraft

Gil Brandt @Gil_Brandt
Sharrif Floyd also is scheduled with visit with the Chiefs, Panthers and Titans.

The Chiefs were present at the OU pro day. Chiefs showed interest in Landry Jones. He completed 66 of 70 during his pro day.

Please god no, I have had enough.

Apparently Dorsey, Reid, and the entire Chiefs' defensive contingent was at Oregon's Pro Day...interesting....

Dion Jordan anyone?

Supposedly was scheduled to meet with Reid too.

They were just killing time there until Oregon State's Pro Day today. :p

Dion Jordan/OLB/Oregon official visit list thus far includes Kansas City, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Arizona & New York Jets....

— Tony Pauline (@TonyPauline) March 19, 2013

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/20...-station.html/

Porter, a projected mid-round draft pick, has already had a private workout with Atlanta and has one coming up with Kansas City.

http://walterfootball.com/draft2013meetingsteams.php
Kansas City Chiefs:
Ezekiel Ansah%, DE, BYU (PRI) (COM)
Matt Barkley, QB, USC (COM)
Tyler Bray, QB, Tennessee (COM)
Zach Brown, K, Portland State (EW)
DeWayne Cherrington, DL, Mississippi State (PRO)
Jasper Collins, WR, Mount Union (EW)
Keenan Davis, WR, Iowa (EW)
Zac Dysert, QB, Miami of Ohio (COM)
Eric Fisher, OL, Central Michigan (PRI)
Sharrif Floyd, DL, Florida (PRI)
Mike Glennon, QB, N.C. State (COM)
Zaviar Gooden, LB, Missouri (SR)
Josh Hubner, P, Arizona State (EW)
Luke Joeckel, OL, Texas A&M (PRI)
Lane Johnson%, OT, Oklahoma (PRI) (COM)
Landry Jones%, QB, Oklahoma (PRO) (COM)
Dion Jordan%, DL, Oregon (PRI) (PRO)
Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado (SR)
Travis Kelce, TE, Cincinnati (COM)
E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State (COM)
Damontre Moore, DL, Texas A&M (PRI)
Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse (COM)
Xavier Nixon, OL, Florida (SR)
Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia (COM)
Sean Porter, LB, Chiefs (PRI)
Matt Sewell, OL, McMaster (EW)
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (COM)
Sylvester Williams, DL, North Carolina (SR)
Vince Williams, LB, Florida State (SR)
Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas (COM)

9 QBs that we've talked to. We're drafting a QB somewhere.

Sweet, will update later today

KC was at Iowa States Pro Day, and we had few guys put up awesome numbers! Jake Knott will be visiting KC.

Would love to see Gooden get drafted. While undersized and not demonstrating an exuberant amount of pass rush technique/reps, I think he could be either A) a serviceable OLB or B) (what I really would like him as) a coverage ILB that can play all 3 downs.

Most immediately would say: "Why Sorter, don't you want to have a thumper as your Mike in a 3-4? Isn't Gooden the exact opposite?"

Yes. However, with the way the NFL is played now, teams don't just run 1st and 2nd down and throw on third. You need quality ILBs who can drop into coverage in base, nickel, and dime fronts. IMO, you need those more than a quality thumper (who will likely play 1 down consistently ala Belcher). With more teams utilizing 3W and 2TE (who can run and catch) sets, it seems exceptionally prudent to ensure you have ILBs who can cover.

The 49ers are a fantastic example of this, however even they have started to remove Willis occasionally against passing formations as he ages.

You need two ILBs who can cover. You also need a reliable, aggressive nickel corner as well as a pass rushing 3 tech. These positions that were and are still commonly referred to as "sub package players" are going to be viewed as starters in the future.

The 3-4 is no longer run out of a base defense. It is almost 60% 4-3 under and nickel variants. In short, I agree with Sorter on the matter. You need a linebacker who can drop into coverage and one who is athletic enough to be a safety.

Well from the looks of this list we have on our radar:

QB :thumb:
LB
DL,DE
LB
with a splooge of OT,WR

No CB's in that list

Is this an opinion or fact? I'll include if this is legitimate.

Updated

I read a tweet yesterday that said Jake Knott will be visiting the Chiefs. Pretty sure it's legit.

Cool, I'll add it in a little later

I agree.

IMO Kiko Alonso is the same type of LB. He's the guy I want most, but I'll take either.

I watched a little of him last week.

Not bad. Would probably prefer Bostic and a few others but he looks like he can contribute.

Well, 2/2 so far.

Who else do we snag from this list?