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

[DJ's left nut]

How many years in a row do we have to stand on our projected WR room as 'good enough' only to watch it collapse around us?

[ForeverIowan]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

How many years in a row do we have to stand on our projected WR room as 'good enough' only to watch it collapse around us?

You can speculate injuries all day. Our RB room is already one of the worst in the NFL. What happens if Pacheco goes down early again? We rolling with another year older and another year less explosive Kareem Hunt as our lead back? Inviting defensive coordinators to pin their ears back and freaking tee off on Mahomes.

I dunno I guess the idea of our 1st round pick rolling in as the #5 receiver on the depth chart to start the year not an ideal use of a first round pick in terms of impact next year.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by ForeverIowan

You can speculate injuries all day. Our RB room is already one of the worst in the NFL. What happens if Pacheco goes down early again? We rolling with another year older and another year less explosive Kareem Hunt as our lead back? Inviting defensive coordinators to pin their ears back and freaking tee off on Mahomes.

I dunno I guess the idea of our 1st round pick rolling in as the #5 receiver on the depth chart to start the year not an ideal use of a first round pick in terms of impact next year.

I'm answering your question but you aren't reading or at least acknowledging it.

You don't need to take a first round RB to fix that room. Hell I'd be totally fine with a fourth rounder.

But if you want Burden which I very much do you have to take him at 31 and even then he has to fall to you.

But as a KU fan I like Devin Neal but I'm reading up on so many backs that I would like even more. This draft is STACKED at RB.

Like what about this guy Raheim Sanders out of South Carolina?

Bruising workhorse RB. Lowers the shoulder and slams into people. Great pad level, runs low and powerfully. Great footwork. Spry and nimble for a bruiser, resets well and delivers power from his legs. Good use of stiff arm and trucking. Fights hard on every yard. Saavy behind the line. Patient, finds the hole and bursts through it. Surprising top end speed. Can punish in the open field after the catch. Okay blocker, tries. Very punishing running style, constantly hit, often low. Ran into the ground at Arkansas. Goes into a jump cut when about to get tackled by bigger DL and loses his extra yards that he can get. Can get cute behind the line and bounce outside instead of getting easy yards. Really not that powerful at times when people hit his legs, just kind of goes down when he should run through it.

or this guy Kaleb Johnson out of Iowa

Tall, sprinting RB. Great top end speed, flies in the open field. One cut runner mostly, looks to lower the shoulder and go. Decisive. Doesn't waste a lot of time, finds a lane. Mostly shotgun and high ace sets so gets full head of steam before hitting the LOS. Gets pads low, bangs for extra yards. Pretty good out of the backfield, gets to his position fast, makes the catch and turns up field. Tons of energy and stamina, constantly at top end speed throughout the game. Protects the ball like his life depends on it, never takes a risk with a stiff arm. Tall and big but not that strong, can get easily wrapped up behind the LOS. Hesitates when the open lane doesn't happen, tends to jump cut and waste time. A little less elite burst when in more traditional pro sets. Piss poor hips, just runs forward, no elusiveness. Weaves when he runs like Forrest Gump. Feet churn is too broad and doesn't hold up well in a stand up tackle. Kind of a bad blocker, tries but just isn't very good at it.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by ForeverIowan

You can speculate injuries all day. Our RB room is already one of the worst in the NFL. What happens if Pacheco goes down early again? We rolling with another year older and another year less explosive Kareem Hunt as our lead back? Inviting defensive coordinators to pin their ears back and freaking tee off on Mahomes.

I dunno I guess the idea of our 1st round pick rolling in as the #5 receiver on the depth chart to start the year not an ideal use of a first round pick in terms of impact next year.

And in 2026 he'll be the #3 pass catcher on the team (WR or TE). Right now, even fully healthy, that's probably Travis Kelce.

This offense is going to have to evolve to life without TK and likely life without Hollywood Brown in extremely short order. The learning curve for WRs here, even when accelerated, is about 6-8 weeks.

We get into next season with three hugely talented young WRs with experience in this system and you're not gonna think to yourself "Man, we sure pissed away that pick on Burden..."

We already can't do bunch sets with Kelce as the single man anymore. We've gotta start to figure out a path forward. Burden is a HELL of an option in that regard.

[ForeverIowan]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

And in 2026 he'll be the #3 pass catcher on the team (WR or TE). Right now, even fully healthy, that's probably Travis Kelce.

This offense is going to have to evolve to life without TK and likely life without Hollywood Brown in extremely short order. The learning curve for WRs here, even when accelerated, is about 6-8 weeks.

We get into next season with three hugely talented young WRs with experience in this system and you're not gonna think to yourself "Man, we sure pissed away that pick on Burden..."

We already can't do bunch sets with Kelce as the single man anymore. We've gotta start to figure out a path forward. Burden is a HELL of an option in that regard.

Im not saying any line of thinking is right or wrong. Purely thinking out loud. I personally think Treyveon Henderson could become a Jahmyr Gibbs type player. Damn if that caliber of a player wouldnt be unreal in our backfield to pair with pass catchers Rice/Worthy/Hollywood/Kelce. Health permitting, if Henderson is a hit, that team should be playing for another SB.

From my stance, Id take another major swing at receiver in 2026. Thats just me. And to the Rashee Rice suspension folks, last I read he is more likely to face suspension in 2026 than 2025. If any suspension at all.
His legal stuff has been on hold from what Ive heard due to the case load in that jurisdiction.