Call Your Shot: Who will be the Chiefs first pick in the 2025 NFL draft?

[Semichief]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

This draft is deep at DL and RB. OL has been reshuffled already.

Veach always prioritizes weapons for Pat. Really hard to dismiss Luther Burden III at 31.

I know the Homer is sticking out here but he's a top 5 pick if the offense didn't morph into tattered ass in 2024. They will know how to use him.

As someone who is not a Mizzou fan and who lives outside SEC country, I must say that the obsession with Burden does strike me as homerism. I seriously doubt the Chiefs would take him.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Semichief

As someone who is not a Mizzou fan and who lives outside SEC country, I must say that the obsession with Burden does strike me as homerism. I seriously doubt the Chiefs would take him.

Watch the 23 tape/highlights.

He’s a 4.4 guy with great hands, who snatches the ball outside his frame, has insane contact balance and power through contact, creating huge YAC, who can win across the middle, short, on gadgets, and who is strong/athletic/tracks the ball well downfield.

He was pretty universally viewed as a top 15 pick entering the year. Then his QB regressed and got hurt and missed him on a lot of shots that he didn’t miss last year, and the backup QB was absolutely atrocious.

I think if you’re familiar with both the Chiefs and Mizzou, you see the fit and matchup. He’s the type of receiver many have been clamoring for, who can do all the stuff Andy Reid wants but who also is physical and has the ability to win as an X.

[ForeverIowan]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Watch the 23 tape/highlights.

He’s a 4.4 guy with great hands, who snatches the ball outside his frame, has insane contact balance and power through contact, creating huge YAC, who can win across the middle, short, on gadgets, and who is strong/athletic/tracks the ball well downfield.

He was pretty universally viewed as a top 15 pick entering the year. Then his QB regressed and got hurt and missed him on a lot of shots that he didn’t miss last year, and the backup QB was absolutely atrocious.

I think if you’re familiar with both the Chiefs and Mizzou, you see the fit and matchup. He’s the type of receiver many have been clamoring for, who can do all the stuff Andy Reid wants but who also is physical and has the ability to win as an X.

Reid LOVES elite YAC players. Im sure the Mizzou fans can educate everyone on Burden's YAC and tackle breaking ability for a receiver.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by ForeverIowan

Reid LOVES elite YAC players. Im sure the Mizzou fans can educate everyone on Burden's YAC and tackle breaking ability for a receiver.

I mean, he was a YAC monster playing in the SEC. It dropped a bit this year because, again, his QB play was legit awful. It’s hard to pick up as much YaC when you’re having to contort to bring in off-target throws.

The Chiefs could draft him and have a pretty perfect WR for this system. I’ve heard a bit that they don’t like him/don’t want him (Burden’s QB is repped by the same agency as Mahomes…) but say you draft Burden AND it works. All of a sudden you don’t HAVE to keep Rashee Rice if you don’t want to. Or you can give Mahomes a legit 3-headed monster trio at WR, with a crazy deep speed guy and two crazy YAC guys who both can win on the intermediate level, and one of those guys being a dude who can win 1x1 downfield and tracks the ball extremely well.

I’m talking myself into it. lol.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Watch the 23 tape/highlights.

He’s a 4.4 guy with great hands, who snatches the ball outside his frame, has insane contact balance and power through contact, creating huge YAC, who can win across the middle, short, on gadgets, and who is strong/athletic/tracks the ball well downfield.

He was pretty universally viewed as a top 15 pick entering the year. Then his QB regressed and got hurt and missed him on a lot of shots that he didn’t miss last year, and the backup QB was absolutely atrocious.

I think if you’re familiar with both the Chiefs and Mizzou, you see the fit and matchup. He’s the type of receiver many have been clamoring for, who can do all the stuff Andy Reid wants but who also is physical and has the ability to win as an X.

Duncan,

Who would you rather have if both were available? Just curious, Missouri WR Luther Burden III or Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka?

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Stryker

Duncan,

Who would you rather have if both were available? Just curious, Missouri WR Luther Burden III or Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka?

Damn, that’s tough.

I don’t think Egbuka is quite as explosive or high-ceiling as Burden, but he’s also just so damn smooth.

I think he’s Jeremy Maclin, honestly. He can be a legit X but also can move around and do some different things in the offense.

I’d take Egbuka. He’s problem free and his pedigree from that school is clean/great, and his upside is awesome, too. He’d be a great complement to both Rice and Worthy, too.

Rice: intermediate, short, YAC
Worthy: deep, intermediate, stretch horizontally and vertically
Egbuka: intermediate, short, deep, YAC, stretch horizontally and vertically.

I mean, that’s pretty much exactly what you want from WRs 1-3 in an Andy Reid offense, isn’t it?

[Stryker]

I really want the Dolphins to take Josh Simmons with their first pick. Just to get him off the table and he his no longer a CHIEFS consideration.

[Titty Meat]

Nic Scrotum

[ForeverIowan]

What is Treyveon Henderson's biggest weakness? He is a bit undersized and likely will never be a guy you can give 20+ touches a game on a consistent basis.

What is a knock on Andy Reid? He favors the pass to a fault and doesnt have the patience to give a back 20+ carries consistently.

I was sold on Omarion Hampton last week. As I hear more I think Henderson is a perfect match. The explosiveness of Xavier Worthy last year paired with the explosivness of Henderson this year? Im all for it!

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by ForeverIowan

What is Treyveon Henderson's biggest weakness? He is a bit undersized and likely will never be a guy you can give 20+ touches a game on a consistent basis.

What is a knock on Andy Reid? He favors the pass to a fault and doesnt have the patience to give a back 20+ carries consistently.

I was sold on Omarion Hampton last week. As I hear more I think Henderson is a perfect match. The explosiveness of Xavier Worthy last year paired with the explosivness of Henderson this year? Im all for it!

Omarion Hampton will not make it past Denver at 20.

[Stryker]

So, if at pick 31 these 4 players are available, who would you take?

Josh Simmons
Walter Nolen
Luther Burden III
Emeka Egbuka

I would pick Walter Nolen. However, at our 2nd pick Luther Burden III and
Emeka Egbuka will be gone. Thoughts?

[duncan_idaho]

But then … watch this

https://x.com/nfldraftscout/status/1...n-249084733%2F

[O.city]

They’re not taking burden with all the issues they’ve have with WRs off field I doubt

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by O.city

They’re not taking burden with all the issues they’ve have with WRs off field I doubt

Burden has no off the field issues….

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by O.city

They’re not taking burden with all the issues they’ve have with WRs off field I doubt

His off-field issues are pretty much bullshit.

“His girlfriend and mom are involved!” OK, whatever.

“He doesn’t practice hard!” He didn’t need to.

“He’s high-maintenance!” I mean, he’s a legit WR, brah. Which ones are not?

“He said quit against Alabama!” Did you watch the quality of play from Drew Pyne in that game? You wouldn’t try, either.

“He got his ass licked his entire career to stay!” Tell me you hate NIL and player agency without telling me you hate NIL and player agency.