2023 Discount KC Crow Mock: WR in Round 1

[duncan_idaho]

Running this exercise with the Chiefs taking a WR in Round 1. Whole model is based on... what things would look like if Jalin Hyatt is available to the Chiefs at 31, and KC takes him.

So, here goes!

31: Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee. Hyatt isn't a perfect prospect. There are questions about his route tree and ability to be diverse. And I'm glad there are. It's the only reason he's here for KC. With his speed and quickness, Hyatt adds some major juice to the offense.

48 (Trade up with Seattle, sending 62, 2023 4th, and a 2024 2nd for 2023 48 and a 2024 3rd). Jaelyn Duncan, OT, Maryland. My ideal draft in this case is offense-heavy early, nabbing a WR and a RT. Depending on what Wright's stock does, taking him here would make sense if available (he was in this mock, but I didn't believe he would be come draft day, so I didn't take Wright).

Duncan has all the athletic tools and needs to be coached up. Good prospect for KC. And what a name!

82 (Trade up with Tampa, sending #95 and a 6th for #82). Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan. Smith's stock is hard to place right now. But KC has found success with Michigan DL products with a character flag and gets a cheap one here.

122 Brendon Cox, Jr. DE, FLorida. Cox is a twitchy, sturdy DE who has some versatility to his game as well as good quickness and speed off the edge.

And I'll stop tracking there, because we're still early in mock draft season and the lists get silly as you get into 3rd day picks.

This draft lets me take an economical approach at WR and OT in free agency, allowing prioritization on re-signing Orlando Brown and extending Sneed and Jones.

WR: Valdes-Scantling, Moore, Toney, Hyatt is your top 4 in this spot. Maybe you take a low-cost shot at D.J. Chark, but definitely bring back Justin Watson.

This officially lets you move on from Mecole Hardman, though.

OT: Brown, Jr-Thuney-Humphrey-Smith-Duncan is the goal. Need some depth at T (I still like Andre Dillard as an option there).

So. Thoughts?

[Titty Meat]

That would be a fantasy draft

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Nice! Thanks!

So of that, there's a two players we can cross off altogether as not fitting our scheme at all: Nolan Smith is a 3-4 OLB, and Tuli Tuipulotu is probably a 3-4 DE. We also have no 1st-round-caliber need for a RB, for a TE. (Some would say safety, but not me.) So cross off Jaymyr Gibbs, Darnell Washington.

I also am going to take an executive decision to remove players who don't belong in the 1st round (or 2nd round) conversation here thanks only to my personal views on the player. So Josh Downs, JL Skinner, and in my minority opinion, Lukas Van Ness.

That leaves us with:

WR Rashee Rice
WR Jalin Hyatt
WR Zay Flowers
OT Anton Harrison
OT Darnell Wright
DT Siaki Ika
DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah

This is a complicated board.

The top tier talents here are Flowers, Rice, and Harrison. Flowers is probably the best talent here, but is somewhat repetitive with Toney and Moore on the roster. Rice and Harrison (at LT) are perfect fits, as is Wright and Hyatt, but they're not on the same talent level. Ika and Anudike-Uzomah are both 2nd tier talents of these candidates, and neither fits superbly well with what we want to do. Harrison is not a great fit at RT if we keep Brown at LT.

I'm going to assume that we keep Brown for another full contract, so Harrison doesn't work for me. If I want a RT, I'll draft Wright. If I want a WR: Hyatt is a really good X WR, Rice is a great Y WR, and Flowers is a great Z WR.

My choice, personally, is between Rice and Flowers. I'd probably opt for Rice, but I mean it's pretty close to 50/50 for me.

The speedy X type seems like the biggest need to me. I'm not sure I'd roll with Rice or Flowers at 31. Probably would lean towards addressing T in that situation instead. Or DE.

[Nightfyre]

Hear me out: we should see how MVS progresses next season. I bet more time in Andy's offense and more synchronization with Mahomes makes him look pretty good. Not saying that we don't develop an heir apparent, but maybe hold off high value draft resources for a year and work to address other areas.

All that said, in Veach we trust. If he is convinced that a WR represents the best use of that pick, who am I to argue?

[Titty Meat]

Would you guys trade up to grab a Hyatt or Addison?

[Shoes]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Would you guys trade up to grab a Hyatt or Addison?

Addison 100%- Hyatt no.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Would you guys trade up to grab a Hyatt or Addison?

Maybe a few spots. It would be hilarous to jump in front of Buffalo again.

I actually prefer Hyatt to Addison. Addison has been really productive in college, but I'm not sure there's a standout skill there you can really hang a hat upon.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Maybe a few spots. It would be hilarous to jump in front of Buffalo again.

I actually prefer Hyatt to Addison. Addison has been really productive in college, but I'm not sure there's a standout skill there you can really hang a hat upon.

I didn't think about that yeah jumping in front of Buffalo again would be hilarious

[JPH83]

Think I'm lower on Hyatt than most here. But some of the limited route tree stuff was also my knock on Christian Watson last year (amongst other things) and looks like I got that dead wrong. Sometimes you've got to focus on what guys can do not speculate on what they can't I guess.

I'm also lower on Duncan. Just don't like his play strength.

Mazi Smith at 82 would be phenomenal. Might take him a year or so to click but the potential is massive.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

I didn't think about that yeah jumping in front of Buffalo again would be hilarious

Think about the reactions!

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

Would you guys trade up to grab a Hyatt or Addison?

Hyatt, yes. Addison, sure.

[O.city]

Hyatt for sure. He has one elite skill

I think addison will be a good NFL WR, but there's some worry that he tops out as a high end #2 type guy.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Hear me out: we should see how MVS progresses next season. I bet more time in Andy's offense and more synchronization with Mahomes makes him look pretty good. Not saying that we don't develop an heir apparent, but maybe hold off high value draft resources for a year and work to address other areas.

All that said, in Veach we trust. If he is convinced that a WR represents the best use of that pick, who am I to argue?

KC has invested less at WR than nearly anyone. Even if MVS takes another step forward the depth chart as it currently stands is complete shit. Even with MVS we couldn’t move the ball consistently in the 2nd half against Cincinnati. KC needs better WRs.

[RunKC]

Of course they couldn’t move the ball well the 2nd half. Juju, Toney, Watson and Hardman all out. Mahomes not very mobile at all.

Uh yeah. Of course it was hard for us.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by OKchiefs

KC has invested less at WR than nearly anyone. Even if MVS takes another step forward the depth chart as it currently stands is complete shit. Even with MVS we couldn’t move the ball consistently in the 2nd half against Cincinnati. KC needs better WRs.

Umm 3 of our 5 WRs were out in the 2nd half on top of an injured Mahomes you dumb ****.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Umm 3 of our 5 WRs were out in the 2nd half on top of an injured Mahomes you dumb ****.

And how will that change in 2023? As of now Juju and Hardman are gone, and Toney is still made of glass. So kind of looks like the 2023 depth chart for now is pretty damn similar to what we saw in that game.