NFL Draft: 2 Chiefs picks that would shock the Kansas City fan base

On the latest episode of the Arrowhead Pride “Draft Room” podcast, Talon Graff and I needed to assume outdoors the field with regards to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ first few picks on this 12 months’s NFL Draft.

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Talon and I every chosen a prospect that would shock the fan base in the event that they have been obtainable and chosen by the Chiefs on the finish of the primary spherical. Listed below are the 2 gamers we named:

Talon – Nakobe Dean

Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean matches the invoice as a possible “off-the-wall” first-round draft selection for the Chiefs, given the truth that Brett Veach has taken a linebacker within the second spherical in every of the final two drafts (Willie Homosexual, 2020 Decide 63 | Nick Bolton, 2021 Decide 58).

Homosexual and Bolton enter 2022 because the clear-cut starters in Steve Spagnuolo’s 4-3 protection. Within the wake of Anthony Hitchens’ departure, Kansas Metropolis signed a pair of linebackers in Elijah Lee and Jermaine Carter, however drafting Dean would add much more expertise and depth to the group. Dean is an undersized backer at 5 toes 11 and weighing slightly below 230 kilos, however he’s a uncommon athlete for the place.

He would slot in because the sub-package cowl linebacker that we noticed Ben Niemann deal with throughout his tenure. Dean gives worth elsewhere along with his tenacity and hole management, however he would see speedy work in move units.

Contemplating the period of time the Chiefs spend within the base protection, would the entrance workplace truly contemplate spending considered one of their firsts on a canopy linebacker? We’ve lower than a month earlier than draft day, so it’s time to get inventive.

Ron – Trevor Penning

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The Northern Iowa proper deal with would completely match into the nastiness that the Chiefs’ offensive line room has developed during the last 12 months.

Penning stood out in video games and on the Senior Bowl resulting from how he finishes blocks — doing so with some bully-like power and extracurricular shoves. It’s what will get him observed, however he’s additionally a possible first-round decide due to how fast his toes are and the way pure a mover he’s; that mixed with the uncooked energy he performed with has been attractive sufficient to be constantly mocked within the first 32 picks all through this offseason.

It could take him falling previous what he’s presently valued at to be a possible Chiefs decide, however it’s not fully out of the query; not solely is he a small-school offensive line prospect, there’s a good group of offensive tackles to select from on the prime of this 12 months’s class. Somebody must be the odd man out and slip later than anticipated.

Suppose he does fall near the Chiefs’ picks. In that case, they may strongly contemplate the acquisition of a possible beginning proper deal with with a really excessive ceiling and the heightened physicality that they now appear to covet from their beginning offensive linemen.

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