Here are today's additions. I think I'm about at the end of making this list. A few might still trickle in, but I've looked at most prospects and feel this is about as comprehensive as it gets when projecting the players I like versus the ones I'm rather meh about.

QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse
QB Seth Hennigan, Memphis
WR Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
OT Jalen Travis, Iowa State
OT Chase Lundt, UConn
CB Tommi Hill, Nebraska
SS Kevin Winston Jr, Penn State
SS Dante Trader Jr, Maryland

To note, I'm really high on WR Daniel Jackson and LT Jalen Travis in the middle of this draft.

I think Brosmer blows personally. I'm not sure about Ty Rob he was a great player at Nebraska but is he a D-End in the league? I see him more as a defensive tackle he's not that quick but he is very powerful. He will solve our short yardage issues at fullback I'm not even kidding look at when they used him as a lead blocker in those red zone packages last year kid can block. I wouldn't take him above the 5th round tho

Brosmer has his limitations. I only really looked at guys that we could get in the 6th or 7th round as a developmental reserve. Nothing too much.

As for Robinson, I would probably take him at 95. I don't think he'll be there by the time we pick in 4.

Conerly over Simmons?

Additions:
TE Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska
DE Tyler Baron, Miami

Removals:
WR Kyren Lacy, LSU - Idiot
WR Will Pauling, Wisconsin - Transferred to Notre Dame and playing another year in college
LB Lander Barton, Utah - Playing another year in college

I watch the Huskers a lot. I'm out on Fidone. Wisconsin was the only game the Huskers won down the stretch. Fidone only played 4 plays that game. Offense put up 44 points. From what I heard, grandma threw a shitfit, and Fidone played against Iowa. Huskers put up their normal 10 points and their normal loss. Week after week l wondered why this guy had so much hype. Crucial drops. Missed blocks. etc. Usually always involved in a big play in a negative way that may have won any one of a number of close losses.

Now he may turn out to be a future HOF'er. But I just didn't see it, nor did the people I chatted with during games. We all thought he was a 1st teamer on the All-Overhyped Team.

Fidone has the knees of a 80 year old man and moves laterally like Jason Dunn

Veach’s moves so far have the Chiefs in a nice spot going into the draft.

The Chiefs could justify drafting OL, DL, DB, WR, or RB without having a desperate need at any of those.

Sure, they need another CB and depth on the DL, but there isn’t a massive hole that needs to be filled with that first pick.

The Chiefs can really let the draft come to them without having to make a panic selection early.

The knees are a definite concern. The grandma booster club shit Coogs mentions I'm not too worried about in the pros.

I'm not either crow. But that's not really the point. They basically took him out of the lineup, and the team had their best offensive showing of the season. Two other guys were rotating through that position, and put up solid numbers.

Upon returning to Fidone the next week, it was like playing 10 on 11 again. And its the missed plays more than the made plays that standout on this guys resume. He missed a huge block on a critical play in the first half when the Huskers had a chance to put the game on ice. Instead the momentum shifted and the usual Huskers snatching defeat from the jaws of victory routine was underway.

Seen it too many times over the past several years. Fidone was involved in a lot of those game changing plays.

And I agree with your other two Huskers on your list. Robinson and Hill would be solid picks.

So, missed blocking assignments and drops are the key. Good to know, as I don't watch every single snap of every single game on every player, and I'm obviously not emotionally invested in any way. It's nice to get this info from you guys that do.

This is why I, historically, don't hype a lot of Ohio State players. I am either overly critical or overly zealous about them. This year, OSU is putting out a lot of legit NFL talent though so it's tough not to hype some of them just a bit. The DL guys are pretty damned legit, that I will say. A bit more concern for me with the secondary guys although I do really like Hancock. He seems to just be a playmaker.

It's more of an "expect them to be within our range" type of thing than pure overall favorite.

For example, Harmon is my top DT but I don't think he's going to be there at 31. We might be able to trade up for him, but he could go much higher than people think (I wouldn't rule out #11 to SF).

I like Simmons, but if teams are confident in his knee, he's going a lot higher than we can reach. If they aren't so confident, he might be around when we pick in the 2nd round. There's just too much variability there.

Trimmed back to 100 Prospects as we near the end here...

Additions:
DT Ty Hamilton, Ohio State
IOL Gareth Warren, Lindenwood
LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
RB D.J. Giddens, Kansas State
RB Cameron Skattebo, Arizona State

Removals:
CB Jason Marshall Jr., Florida
CB Jermari Harris, Iowa
CB Johnathan Edwards, Tulane
CB Korie Black, Oklahoma State
CB O'Donnell Fortune, South Carolina
DE Ethan Downs, Oklahoma
DE Mike Green, Marshall
DT Kyonte Hamilton, Rutgers
IOL Connor Colby, Iowa
IOL Jacob Bayer, Arkansas State
IOL Caleb Rogers, Texas Tech
LB Jalon Walker, Georgia
LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
LB Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB Shemar James, Florida
OT Chase Lundt, UConn
QB Seth Hennigan, Memphis
RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
S Dante Trader, Jr., Maryland
TE Kole Taylor, West Virginia
TE Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska
WR A.J. Henning, Northwestern (KR/PR)
WR Keandre Lambert-Smith, Auburn
WR Roc Taylor, Memphis

Can’t explain why but sometimes there are guys that just feel like they will be on a certain team.

For the Chiefs it feels like that guy is Jared Ivey. He’s be a great Omenihu replacement.

Curious why you don’t like Khaleb Johnosn Crow?

I'm probably going to end up wrong on him but I came away seeing some things that really changed my opinion on him from first glance. First, I hate his upright run style and for a taller back that doesn't run with power as it is, that's probably not a good trait to have. I alluded to the power, which is relatively non-existent. He breaks poor tackles from smaller defensive backs, but he isn't going to do that in the pros, and he definitely isn't going to do it against NFL DL and LBs. The overwhelming bulk of his production came from excellent blocking in front of him with gaping holes, while little came when the holes shrunk down and the box got tighter. He has the vision to hit the hole that's there but doesn't have the ability to cut back against and create on his own, or at least I don't see it anywhere. There were very few instances of him making himself small and finding a crease or making something out of nothing. I think that a team that is more of a run-first team that runs a zone scheme is going to find pleasure in him getting everything that's in front of him. I guess I want more than that and a guy that can create off-schedule.

Crow you need to check out Elijah Roberts from SMU. Feels like a Spags DL.

91.1 PFF grade this past season, and generated 92 pressures the past two seasons.

21 sacks over the past two years; 6'4, 285, 33 5/8" arms. 4.78 40/ 1.67 10, 31.5" vertical.

He looks awesome. I can’t tell if he’s more DE or DT. He might be an even better DT. He’s really damn strong

I've actually not liked him at all as well, and partly it was that upright running style and lack of power. I just don't see it with him at all.

What are your thoughts on Isaiah Neyer as a 7th round flyer?

He was supposed to be in the list. I noticed a couple of other forgotten changes when I checked it against my spreadsheet. In total:

- QB Kyle McCord
- WR Chimere Dyke
- DT Mason Graham
+ RB Dylan Sampson
+ DE Elijah Roberts
+ DT Kenneth Grant


As for Roberts, I like him a bunch, actually. He's one of the guys I think is definitely on the radar for later on day 2. I see him as a DE. Would love to see him slim down about 10 lbs and gain just a little more speed and flexibility. I really don't think he's a DT at all.

There are some other "tweener" types I have pegged more as DTs like Ty Hamilton and Tonka Hemmingway.

Crow how do you rank these guys?

Jared Ivey
JT Tuimololoau
Jordan Burch
Landon Jackson(surprised you don’t have him here)

Feels like one of these guys would be great at 63 or 66

JT Tuimoloau - late 1 to mid 2nd
Jordan Burch - mid 2nd to mid 3rd
Landon Jackson - late 2nd to late 3rd
Jared Ivey - mid 3rd to late 4th

Jackson has so many things I don't like but he has great speed. He has no power, no rush plan, poor hand usage, inconsistent get-off (looks like he anticipates the snap), and high pad level. Everything wrong with him is teachable. I just think he's going to take some time. I don't dislike him, I don't love him either. He's definitely not going to be someone I think 1st round on.

I like Ivey but he has no bend and no major speed element. He's kind of a traditional Spags DE though in that he's long and strong. Burch is similar, just a bit better I think and has a bit more sand when it comes to move inside to DT.

Tuimoloau is on my radar in the late 1st. He's got it all, he just has to be more consistent in putting it all together.

How do we feel about Zy Alexander LSU and Jordan Phillips Maryland in later rounds? Would you be pissed if they were the only CB and DT the Chiefs took this year?

Zy Alexander might give me nightmares of Phillip Gaines and Willie Bartee never turning to find the football. Other than that, there's a lot to like.

I don't mind Phillips if the expectation is Derrick Nnadi as a peak. He's never going to provide you any sort of pass rush and he's going to be a passable run defender when things go right. Given we mostly 1-gap, he could be in play here with his ability to get off the ball and into a lane. I don't expect much once he gets there.

+ QB Kyle McCord, Syracuse back on my list
+ DT Vernon Broughton, Texas
+ DT Cam Horsley, Boston College
- WR Tez Johnson, Oregon
- DT Yayha Black, Iowa
- DT Tonka Hemingway, South Carolina

Not that I necessarily dislike these guys but they are cut off the 100 list.

Lol, Bartee.

I wonder in the history of this league how many defensive backs have more career sacks than interceptions (and yes, I ask this understanding Trent McDuffie exists, lol)?

Crow I think you need to look at Sai’Vion Jones. Mentioned him in the mock thread.

6’5”
280 lbs
34 arms
10 hands
4.74 40

I like him more than Swinson for our scheme. 21 years old with room to grow. Very hot motor always running. A lot like Karlaftis. Can be a solid 3 tech on pass rush downs too.

We had a nickel CB from Mizzou -- Kevin something or other -- awful at playing DB and weirdly good at blitzing. I think he ended up even catching on in Jacksonville for a season or two after we let him go.

A) I guess I made this up? Kevin Rutland was from Mizzou, played for Jacksonville but never seems to have played for us? I swear I remember us having a guy we didn't do anything but send nickel blitzes with and he was decent at it. Wonder if he was a pre-season wonder.

B) In trying to find this person I came across the 2008 Kansas City Chiefs.

10 sacks. All season. By the entire team.

Hali led the team with THREE. Babin 2, DJ 1.5, Dorsey, Alfonso Boone and Ron Edwards had 1. Pat Thomas contributed the half sack. We had multiple sacks in 10 games including a miraculous 3 sacks against the Chargers. Meaning that we didn't record a single sack in 10 of the 16 games we played that season.

The good news is that such ineptitude yielded us Tyson Jackson. And I can't even be THAT mad about it because apart from Stafford, the entire draft was a giant steaming pile of shit. The Rams and Seahawks, with Jason Smith and Aaron Curry on either side of Jackson, managed to do even worse.

Good lord - how did this franchise have any fans left after that abomination? I had completely removed it from the memory banks altogether.

There is a lot of entertainment (and zero frustration/ disappointment) when the team is a complete bag of crap. When you know they are terrible then you can adjust your expectations and just laugh at the Ineptitude.

At least that has been my experience for much of the last 4 decades.

Sweet Jesus

I like Sai’vion Jones a lot. And think he could be drafted and developed to be a future 3tech. He was 290 at the senior bowl and was very good when played inside there. Has good length and quickness inside.

I figured it out!!!!!

Kevin Rutland got 4 sacks playing DB - at Mizzou.

He actually was good as a blitzing NCB but it wasn't for KC. Then we signed him as a UDFA, cut him in pre-season and I suspect I thought the signing was interesting as a "what could he do for us..." sort of exercise.

It was the Todd Haley era -- I was clinging to anything I could find at that point. Rutland getting some sacks as a blitzer in college was enough to put him on my radar.

Man - this is just WAY better than that.

Also weird - today is Kevin Rutland's birthday. That just creeps me out a bit.

Well done! I congratulate you on your upcoming full night's worth of sleep you're going to get tonight after straightening that mess out! LMAO

You thinking of Javier Arenas? He had 3 sacks in 10 and 1 in 11. He was a decent blitzer but ****terrible in coverage.

No, it was definitely Rutland. I was just crossing my wires. I had STs for both Mizzou and KC at the time so I remember him being a damn good blitzer and in my head that year he was a blitz specialist for the tigers was actually for the Chiefs.

And he actually latched on with the Jags after Mizzou (his camp with KC came after his 2 years in Jax) so that makes even more sense because I remembered him going straight from his time as a good DB blitz guy "For the Chiefs" to Jacksonville.

Nope -- went from Mizzou to Jacksonville then never really got run in KC.

Just one of those Barenstein Bears things...

What an idiot

Gillotte to KC seems to me a little like a bunch of guys who have landed with the Steelers. Someone they get in the middle rounds who ends up being a productive player and good starter because he fits the system so perfectly.

I see some Alex Highsmith here (Get off, speed-to-power), so maybe that is making the Steelers comparison come to mind.

Veach made a couple of really good picks with Gillotte and Nohl Williams.

I don't think I would have ever taken Gillotte over Jack Sawyer, but that's probably some homerism bleeding through. I like Gillotte a ton and have throughout the process.

I think I'd be feeling this draft a lot more if not for the Simmons pick. I hope that one works out but man alive, wasn't expecting that.

Benefit of hindsight, I'd have gone Azaraye'h Thomas at 63, Jaylin Noel at 66, and Xavier Watts at 95 and let the massive amount of DL talent fall to me on day 3.