Some prospects I love, and where I love them.

[Direckshun]

Just a rundown of some players I like. I'll use the OP as a collection of the posts I've made on them. (Strikethrough means they are returning to school.)

QB:
Cameron Ward, Washington State (4th)

RB:
Bijan Robinson, Texas (1st)
Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama (2nd)
Devon Achane, Texas A&M (3rd)
Tank Bigsby, Auburn (3rd)
Zach Charbonnet, UCLA (3rd)
Kenny McIntosh, Georgia (4th)
Eric Gray, Oklahoma (4th)
Sean Tucker, Syracuse (5th)
Kendre Miller, TCU (6th)
Chase Brown, Illinois (7th)
Roschon Johnson, Texas (7th)
Zach Evans, Ole Miss (UDFA)

WR:
Jordan Addison, USC (1st)
Rashee Rice, SMU (1st)
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee (2nd)
Nathaniel Dell, Jr. (2nd)
Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State (2nd)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State (3rd)
Marvin Mims, Oklahoma (3rd)
Kayshon Boutte, LSU (3rd)
Josh Downs, North Carolina (5th)
Cedric Tillman, Tennessee (6th)

TE:
Luke Musgrave, Oregon State (1st)
Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State (2nd)
Dalton Kincaid, Utah (2nd)
Darnell Washington, Georgia (2nd)
Arik Gilbert, Georgia (4th)
Jaheim Bell, South Carolina (6th)
Cameron Latu, Alabama (7th)
Will Mallory, Miami (7th)

OT:
Broderick Jones, Georgia (1st)
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma (1st)
Darnell Wright, Tennessee (1st)
Peter Skoronski, Northwestern (2nd)
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland (2nd)
Blake Freeland, BYU (2nd)
Dawand Jones, Ohio State (4th)

OG:
Cody Mauch, North Dakota State (4th)
Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame (6th)
Nick Broeker, Ole Miss (6th)
Steve Avila, TCU (7th)

C:
Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia (5th)
Luke Wypler, Ohio State (6th)

DT:
Gervin Dexter, Florida (1st)
Bryan Bresee, Clemson (1st)
Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin (2nd)
Siaki Ika, Baylor (2nd)
Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh (2nd)
Mazi Smith, Michigan (3rd)
Zacch Pickens, South Carolina (4th)
Byron Young, Alabama (6th)

DE:
Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame (1st)
Andre Carter II, Army (1st)
Jared Verse, Florida State (1st)
Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech (1st)
BJ Ojulari, LSU (1st)
Derick Hall, Auburn (1st)
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State (2nd)
Will McDonald IV, Iowa State (2nd)
Lukas Van Ness, Iowa (4th)
Isaiah McGuire, Missouri (4th)
Zach Harrison, Ohio State (5th)
Princely Umanmielen, Florida (7th)
Isaiah Land, Florida A&M (UDFA)

LB:
Henry To'o To'o, Alabama (3rd)
Mike Jones Jr., LSU (4th)
Ventrell Miller, Florida (6th)

CB:
Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford (3rd)
Tiawan Mullen, Indiana (7th)

S:
Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M (1st)
Christopher Smith II, Georgia (2nd)
Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame (2nd)
Jordan Battle, Alabama (3rd)
J.L. Skinner, Boise State (3rd)
Sydney Brown, Illinois (4th)
Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State (6th)
Trey Dean III, Florida (6th)
Tykee Smith, Georgia (7th)
Beejay Williamson, Louisiana Tech (UDFA)

[O.city]

Foskey would be a nice pick at DE.

[Hark Clunt]

foskey seems like an obvious pick for us, if we can get him. zach charbonnet looks interesting, but i don't really want to take a running back in the early rounds either.

[duncan_idaho]

Foskey
Jared Verse
Andre Carter II
BJ Ojulari

All guys that would be a nice match for the Chiefs long-term opposite Karlaftis.

[Nightfyre]

I am intrigued by Siaki Ika. Anyone else? Seems like rare size, speed and some decent moves to boot.

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

I am intrigued by Siaki Ika. Anyone else? Seems like rare size, speed and some decent moves to boot.

Yep think he's going to be taken between our first and second picks, but if he made it to the 2nd I wouldn't hate that pick there. Maybe a bit rich for a DT but a run stuffer with plus-level pass-rush and room to grow would go a loooong way to improving the DL.

[Dull Tools]

Originally Posted by JPH83

Yep think he's going to be taken between our first and second picks, but if he made it to the 2nd I wouldn't hate that pick there. Maybe a bit rich for a DT but a run stuffer with plus-level pass-rush and room to grow would go a loooong way to improving the DL.

I have been thinking that this may be the best way to improve our pressure rate. If we are elite inside then it means that the edge should be able to get more pressure too.

I would rather get a top level interior guy than a second rate edge guy.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Foskey
Jared Verse
Andre Carter II
BJ Ojulari

All guys that would be a nice match for the Chiefs long-term opposite Karlaftis.

If Foskey makes it to 20, would you spend a 3rd to go up and get him?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by O.city

If Foskey makes it to 20, would you spend a 3rd to go up and get him?

I would but people could have already guessed I would say that.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by O.city

If Foskey makes it to 20, would you spend a 3rd to go up and get him?

Depends on how many of the other DEs are left. But I'd consider it, sure.

Is a 3rd enough to get from 31 to 20, though?

[O.city]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Depends on how many of the other DEs are left. But I'd consider it, sure.

Is a 3rd enough to get from 31 to 20, though?

What did it take to go up and get McDuffie? I thought it was a third.

[The Franchise]

The only thing that Foskey doesn't have is elite bend. It's better than Karlaftis but it's nowhere near his best trait. I'm not sure if Spags looks for that though at this point.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

The only thing that Foskey doesn't have is elite bend. It's better than Karlaftis but it's nowhere near his best trait. I'm not sure if Spags looks for that though at this point.

Ok yeah I don't like that.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

The only thing that Foskey doesn't have is elite bend. It's better than Karlaftis but it's nowhere near his best trait. I'm not sure if Spags looks for that though at this point.

It's not elite bend, but every scouting report I've seen of him talks about it being good enough.

With his quickness, speed-rush ability, and ability to convert speed to power, if Foskey had elite bend, too, he'd be a top 5 draft candidate rather than top 20-25.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

It's not elite bend, but every scouting report I've seen of him talks about it being good enough.

With his quickness, speed-rush ability, and ability to convert speed to power, if Foskey had elite bend, too, he'd be a top 5 draft candidate rather than top 20-25.

So I have a theory on these kinds of things and what you rather "not have" in a prospect there.

Can you develop bend? Is that one of those innate things like accuracy for a qb that you can tweak and improve somehwat, but it's more of a "you have or you don't" things?

I think speed to power and strength is something you can add to a rusher. I'm not sure you can really improve bend.

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by O.city

So I have a theory on these kinds of things and what you rather "not have" in a prospect there.

Can you develop bend? Is that one of those innate things like accuracy for a qb that you can tweak and improve somehwat, but it's more of a "you have or you don't" things?

I think speed to power and strength is something you can add to a rusher. I'm not sure you can really improve bend.

I wouldn't give up a 3rd to move up for this guy at 20. No way. We need speed and bend and I think you can get a situational rusher type like that late 1st and into the 2nd. They won't have his all round package but they'd give us what we need.