Power ranking the picks at 31.
 

I wanted to put together a shortlist of players who (a.) could be at the Chiefs pick and (b.) listed in order of how much I'd like the Chiefs to select them.

1. DE Nolan Smith, Georgia
2. DE Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
3. DE Keion White, Georgia Tech
4. OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
5. OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
6. DE BJ Ojulari, LSU
7. WR Zay Flowers, Boston College
8. RB Bijan Robinson, Texas
9. WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
10. WR Rashee Rice, SMU
11. OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
12. DE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
13. DE Andre Carter II, Army
14. DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
15. TE Luke Musgrave, Oregon State
16. DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
17. OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
18. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
19. DE Derick Hall, Auburn
20. WR Jordan Addison, USC
21. S Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
22. DE/DT Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern

Thoughts?

I think my choice hinges on what we do with Brown up to the draft, and after that, if we decide to trade up.

Assuming we stay at 31, it HAS to be either a DE or WR, right (unless that one player that inevitably falls into our laps against all logic)? Acknowledging THAT - I'd go
- DE BJ Ojulari
- WR Jalin Hyatt
- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- DE Keion White

I have Hall alot higher than you, but I don't think the top two DE choices you have there really fit what they want.

Let me ask you the question that I've asked several times this draft season.

Do you have any issue with JSN (or Addison) that he's not really an X, possession-type receiver, or a dynamic downfield weapon? He's essentially a separation-generating slot receiver.

Which is great, but we already have that guy twice over in Toney and Moore.

22. DE/DT Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern

local KC kid... I like those kind of story's.

Totally get it -- totally don't care.

If Smith and McDonald fall -- and I think there is a fair chance they're both gone by 31 -- than they are the guys who are most likely in our range to put QBs on their butts.

You add that guy and you tell Spags to figure it out.

Dude is not a natural for the Spags system, but his arms are barely long enough, his athleticism is elite, and he's got the ability to reduce down on passing downs if need be.

Seems like a really good fit.

Nolan Smith and/or Broderick Jones are damn near dream scenarios...

It just seems unlikely to me.

Possible. They may be flexible there.

But in a scenario where say, Ojulari was on the board along with those 2 I think they'd go with him.

I liked Reddick alot and think Smith coudl do that here.

I'm starting to fear Nolan goes Top 15.

Jones dropping is possible -- he is an incomplete player. But I do think the fact that the tackle position is skinny in this draft works in his favor.

Well I just watched a post combine mock and here are the 30 guys going in front of the Chiefs, I'm not listing teams just the players..

Young
Carter
Stroud
Levis
Anderson
Richardson
Wilson
Witherspoon
Skoronski
Gonzalez
Johnson Jr.
Van Ness
Johnston
Banks
Njiga
Torrence
Porter Jr
Bijan Robinson
Cam Smith
Nolan Smith
Brian Branch
Flowers
Bresee
Kancey
Addison
Downs
Dawand Jones
Broderick Jones
Myles Murphy
Adebawore

So if that is how it breaks out, who do you take?

Someone said it in another thread in regard to Toney (Detoxing?) - due to his injury history, you use him sparingly in the right situations for maximum return. Toney will have his role and we'll count on him, just not 100% of the time. I think Moore could be a possession type guy if not the prototypical build of an X receiver. I feel he may take a leap into his sophomore year. Plus, the thought of JSN, Moore and Toney on the field with Kelce makes me warm and fuzzy.

And honestly, my pick would be DE first the more I think about it. That's the greater need between the two positions, but we know what drafting strictly for need gets you most of the time. And honestly one more time - I think if we're planning on addressing the X through the draft, Ronnie Bell out of Michigan might be a target day two. Seems to be a prototypical Reid receiver.

I have Carter, Rice, Anudike-Uzomah and Duncan all lower.

I like Bergeron before Duncan. I think LaPorta makes my top 20 but I don't think that is good value at 31. Call me crazy but Mingo makes my Top 20 before Rice, but again not great value at 31. I like Harrison and Adebawore before Anudike-Uzomah. But again value.

McDonald if Spags checks off on the size issues. If not, Hyatt, then trade up for Hall, Ojulari, or Foskey.

What caught me off guard...is he has Michael Mayer still on the board.