Chiefs Teams with top talent under 25 years old. - Page 2

big nasty kcnut · 08-08-2021, 08:17 PM

We are 29.

This is grabbing for straws here.

29. Kansas City Chiefs
2020 ranking: 11
Blue-chip players: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Notable graduated players: QB Patrick Mahomes, FS Juan Thornhill, DT Derrick Nnadi

When the best player in the game turns 25, you're going to drop in a ranking of under-25 talent. That's exactly what happens with Kansas City now that Patrick Mahomes has aged out of this ranking. He does leave behind a few talented young players, but nobody who has yet to start 16 games in a season.

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The closest is 22-year-old running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who started 13 games for the Chiefs as a rookie in 2020. You might be surprised to learn that Edwards-Helaire had a below-average DVOA as both a runner and a receiver in his rookie year, pretty tough to do in that Kansas City offense. Mecole Hardman, a 23-year-old speedster, did better in our efficiency stats, although his yards per caption dropped from 20.7 as a rookie to 13.7 in his second season.

The Kansas City offensive line could start two younger players this season, depending on how camp battles work out. Second-round center Creed Humphrey is 22 years old, while possible right tackle Lucas Niang -- a 2020 third-round pick who opted out of his rookie season -- is 23.

Willie Gay is expected to step into a larger linebacker role at age 23, but he'll need to clean up his tackling; his 22% missed tackle rate last season was 92nd out of 112 qualifying linebackers (min. 20 solo tackles). His pass coverage was strong in a limited sample. Also strong in pass coverage in a limited sample was 24-year-old cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, who allowed just 5.1 yards per pass target in the nine games he played in 2020.

And there's even more young talent on the defense if the Chiefs can get something out of former Giants first-round pick DeAndre Baker. Baker, a 23-year-old cornerback, was cut by the Giants because of off-field issues and picked up late in the season by Kansas City, so he played only two games last year.

Wisconsin_Chief · 08-09-2021, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by GayFrogs

The writer mentioned Niang and not Trey smith...that tells you all you need to know about the ranking.

And didn't mention Sneed at all.

That's all I need to know about his knowledge of this team.

08-08-2021, 08:17 PM
big nasty kcnut The pizza king of kansas Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Somewhere in the u.s.a. Casino cash: $1510900	Teams with top talent under 25 years old. We are 29. This is grabbing for straws here. 29. Kansas City Chiefs 2020 ranking: 11 Blue-chip players: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire Notable graduated players: QB Patrick Mahomes, FS Juan Thornhill, DT Derrick Nnadi When the best player in the game turns 25, you're going to drop in a ranking of under-25 talent. That's exactly what happens with Kansas City now that Patrick Mahomes has aged out of this ranking. He does leave behind a few talented young players, but nobody who has yet to start 16 games in a season. The NFL's best at every position Jeremy Fowler polled a panel of more than 50 coaches, execs, scouts and players to come up with top-10 rankings for 2021: • Edge \| Interior DL \| LB • CB \| Safety \| OT \| Interior OL • QB \| RB \| WR \| TE More NFL coverage » The closest is 22-year-old running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who started 13 games for the Chiefs as a rookie in 2020. You might be surprised to learn that Edwards-Helaire had a below-average DVOA as both a runner and a receiver in his rookie year, pretty tough to do in that Kansas City offense. Mecole Hardman, a 23-year-old speedster, did better in our efficiency stats, although his yards per caption dropped from 20.7 as a rookie to 13.7 in his second season. The Kansas City offensive line could start two younger players this season, depending on how camp battles work out. Second-round center Creed Humphrey is 22 years old, while possible right tackle Lucas Niang -- a 2020 third-round pick who opted out of his rookie season -- is 23. Willie Gay is expected to step into a larger linebacker role at age 23, but he'll need to clean up his tackling; his 22% missed tackle rate last season was 92nd out of 112 qualifying linebackers (min. 20 solo tackles). His pass coverage was strong in a limited sample. Also strong in pass coverage in a limited sample was 24-year-old cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, who allowed just 5.1 yards per pass target in the nine games he played in 2020. And there's even more young talent on the defense if the Chiefs can get something out of former Giants first-round pick DeAndre Baker. Baker, a 23-year-old cornerback, was cut by the Giants because of off-field issues and picked up late in the season by Kansas City, so he played only two games last year.
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