6 surprise prospects for Chiefs in first round of 2021 NFL draft

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Originally Posted by Direckshun

I would be stone cold shocked if the Chiefs pick any of those offensive linemen in the first round.

There are simply better options in Sam Cosmi (who I genuinely think the Chiefs want), Liam Eichenberg (who I don't), and others. And with the Chiefs bringing back Sorensen and almost certainly extending Mathieu, they're rolling into the season with the same safety depth that got them to two Super Bowls, so I can't see them opting for Moehrig -- especially since the one safety we have under contract beyond this year, which the article mentions, is a Moehrig type in Juan Thornhill.

But mostly, I think we're all making this more complicated than it is.

Brett Veach was willing to sell his soul for Trent Williams. That tells us the team is (a.) desperate to fill that LT slot, and (b.) Veach regards that LT spot as maybe the most important on the roster aside from QB.

If that's the case, he's going to try to sell his soul in this draft to move up and get the tackle he wants.

Which, as I've said in other threads, is either Slater or Darrisaw, but probably Darrisaw. Honestly if Veach thought trading something relatively modest like next year's 1st rounder would land him Penei Sewell, he'd probably do it.

Veach hotly desires a stud LT. We're wasting our time thinking he wants anything else until that slot gets filled, and he's going to use the 1st round to do it. And I really, really doubt he's going to sit at 31 and "take value." He's going to go get the guy he wants.

Darrisaw

So, for the sake of discussion, what would it take to move ahead of the Chargers pick @ 13 or possibly above the Colts @ 21. So (a) where do you feel he actually falls and (b) what spot would you pinpoint to get him? I think that is the tricky part of it all. How high is "too" high and how "low" is a miss on said prospect. It is a gamble.