*****2022 NFL DRAFT THREAD - NO SPOILERS*****

[Dante84]

Version 2022 - THE MAHOMES ERA, PHASE TWO

Let's ****ing do this.

Rules for once the draft begins:

1. No spoiled picks in this thread, all weekend. This means that as tweets are leaking picks a few minutes before the selection is announced live, you don't post it in this thread (ex: embedded tweets), reference it in this thread (ex: Joe Slapdick says it's So and So to Green Bay) or hint at it (ex: "it's a RB!").
   
2. Don't be a dick.

Otherwise, have fun, talk shit, freak out and lose your goddamned minds. It's Draft Weekend. The hot takes in these threads are so funny. I'll also be starting player threads for each of our picks as they are made, with videos and notable stats/takes in the OP. I will link those threads below. Pure knee jerk gold to reference in the future.

Here are our picks:
Round 1, #21 - Trent McDuffie
Round 1, #30 - George Karlaftis
Round 2, #54 - Skyy Moore
Round 2, #62 - Bryan Cook
Round 3, #103: - Leo Chenal
Round 4, #135: - Joshua Williams
Round 5, #145: - Darian Kinnard
Round 7, #243: - Jaylen Watson
Round 7, #251: - Isaih Pacheco
Round 7, #259: - Nazeeh Johnson

Here is a list of the prospects the Chiefs have shown interest in this year.

View the 2021 Draft thread here
View the 2020 Draft thread here
View the 2019 Draft thread here
View the 2018 Draft thread here
View the 2017 Draft thread here

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Veach must have a deal in place for a guy like Clowney for him to pass on every pass rusher after Karlaftis.

I hope so! Call up Suh also, and see what's up with OBJ!

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Chiefaholic

Overview
Undersized but explosive, Johnson is a three-year starter with plus athletic ability who appears to be missing the physical elements needed to stay at safety as a pro. He loses battles to tight ends working underneath or down the seam and is a below-average stopper as a tackler in space. Johnson might be suited for a permanent move to nickel corner, where his pattern matching and twitch could be shaped and improved with more coaching. He needs a more aggressive approach when playing the football if he's going to make a team.
Strengths
Eye-popping 4.35 40-yard dash with 42-inch vertical leap at pro day.
Discipline to wait out misdirection at safety.
Burst and route anticipation to close on catch tries.
Has recovery speed to track down loose targets.
Range for above-average field coverage.
Flashed ability to cover slot targets man-to-man.
Readiness to match route breaks and stay tight to the pattern.
Weaknesses
Might not have enough play strength and toughness for the box.
Entry points as a tackler leave little margin for error.
Inefficient footwork and false steps at high safety.
Mismatched by size in the seam.
Doesn't take playmaking angles on the throw.
Gets dragged for extra yardage as wrap-up tackler.

I have a feeling that my draft profile would also say that.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Veach must have a deal in place for a guy like Clowney for him to pass on every pass rusher after Karlaftis.

Or they like Kaindoh and Danna more than the draft picks available.

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Veach hits on UDFA!! Please get Smoke!!

[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by MAHOMO 4 LIFE!

Veach hits on UDFA!! Please get Smoke!!

Plenty of guys out there...

Smoke, Deisch, Ross, JoJo, Bell, O'Neal, Moon, Rambo

[Dante84]

And that's a wrap!!!

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Smoke and Ross please!!! Veach do your work

[Dante84]

Someone else can do the UDFA thread - just update the OP!

[tk13]

I wonder if it's just the fact that guys like Allen and Burrow and Russell Wilson can all run around and are mobile. Veach has just gone all-in on back 7 speed and tackling ability. Enough to try and cover all the WRs the Bills and Bengals throw at you.

[Rain Man]

I hate the whole "Mr. Irrelevant" garbage. The guy gets drafted into the NFL, which is an enormous accomplishment, and a bunch of stork-necked onlookers make a joke out of it.

[BryanBusby]

some great irony in a Cyclone being Mr
Irrelevant

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Brock Purdy officially becomes Mr. Irrelevant

[Chiefaholic]

Still some respectable talent left to be had.... Get on it Veach!!!!!

[VAGOMO 4 LIFE!]

Former Clemson CB Mario Goodrich is signing with the #Eagles on a deal that includes a whopping $217,000 fully guaranteed – more than late-round picks receive, per his agents @NessMugrabi and @davidcanter.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 30, 2022

[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

Plenty of guys out there...

Smoke, Deisch, Ross, JoJo, Bell, O'Neal, Moon, Rambo

Eliss