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S Jordan Battle, Alabama
Watching the Chiefs secondary is jarring right now: teams are flat out avoiding Trent McDuffie and Justin Reid at all costs -- you almost never see them on the screen. You do see Juan Thornhill a ton, however, which leads me to believe he's being targeted a ton and his play has just never recovered to 2019 levels. Is Cook a good candidate to take over his spot? Maybe. Cook may be a third safety at best, but I defer to the coaching staff.
If he is, and this staff is really looking to keep building that secondary, Battle makes a great amount of sense on the second day. Thornhill, on paper, needs to be a guy who can play shallow routes with the ability to drop into deep safety on occasion. These are both things Battle can do.
On paper, he is not super different from Cook, and so if the Chiefs don't like Cook's progress, spending yet another 2nd on the position may make sense. But this team, at all times, needs a third safety who can take considerable snaps if need be, and Battle may supplant and upgrade what Cook has offered so far. He's very good value at the bottom of the 2nd, but given our resources at the position, I'd only be tempted to take him in the 3rd at the soonest.
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