onejayhawk Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) As Chiefs fan I was excited with the haul on draft day 2022. Goldfishwars rated the draft class top 5 and I thought that the draft class would blunt impact of some major FA departures--most notably Tyrann Mathieu. Little did I know. In any event, the Chiefs have done very well over the last three years. Here are the picks and a few comments. 2022 1.21 DB Trent McDuffie Washington Played 100% of defensive snaps in the Super Bowl 1.30 DL George Karlaftis Purdue Started from Day #1, came on strong down the stretch 2.22 WR Skyy Moore Western Michigan Decent rookie year, also came on late in the season 2.30 DB Bryan Cook Cincinnati Excellent ST player and gets snaps as a box safety. Leader 3.39 LB Leo Chenal Wisconsin A hitter. When the Chiefs geared up against the Eagle's running game, they called on Chenal 4.30 DB Joshua Williams None With Watson essentially the third starting CB 5.02 OL Darian Kinnard Kentucky Buried on the depth chart. Incomplete 7.22 DB Jaylen Watson Washington State With Williams essentially the third starting CB 7.30 RB Isiah Pacheco Rutgers Anyone who watched the Super Bowl knows his name 7.38 DB Nazeeh Johnson Marshall ST ace in the making 2021 2.26 LB Nick Bolton Missouri Anyone who watched the Super Bowl knows his name 2.31 OL Creed Humphrey Oklahoma Already the best C in the NFL 4.39 DL Joshua Kaindoh Florida State Still on PS but this looks like a miss 5.18 TE Noah Gray Duke A nice TE2 but he will never be a Kelce or Gronkowski 5.37 WR Cornell Powell Clemson Still here. Might have some ST impact 6.42 OL Trey Smith Tennessee Stud. He might be the steal of the whole draft. In this group that says a lot 2020 1.32 RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire Louisiana State Disappointing and often injured 2.31 LB Willie Gay Jr. Mississippi State Looked bad for two years but was fantastic this season. Perfect compliment to Bolton 3.32 OL Lucas Niang Texas Christian Looked good when he played but missed whole years to injuries 4.32 DB L'Jarius Sneed Louisiana Tech This is the best CB in the whole 2020 draft class 5.32 DL Michael Danna Michigan Solid rotational DE 7.23 DB Thakarius Keyes Tulane Traded and still in the league Not a single pick is already out of football. By itself, that says a lot. Edited February 26, 2023 by onejayhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Is this a chiefs thread? Move this to the Chiefs forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onejayhawk Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 The great 2008 draft--Glen Dorsey, Branden Albert, Brandon Flowers, Jamaal Charles, Brandon Carr, Barry Richardson--came up in another context. In a few years it will be interesting to compare the two. The Chiefs 2008 draft was one of the 10 best of the decade, but pales next to the Saints 2004 draft. What made the Saints draft great was finding two quality starters in the 7th round. Deja vu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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