be on in a minute

Please change pick #214 from Bilhal Kone to Jordan Hancock, CB, Ohio State, to fix that double-dip f'up.

With pick #256, the Los Angeles Chargers select Jo'quavious "Woody" Marks, RB, USC

In the Chiefs' war room, Brett Veach stands, and cracks his neck side-to-side. "All right," Veach chortles. "Let's finish this out. Fire up that Terk Wharton replacement. I hate having to use a pick to do it rather than just signing him as a FA, but no sense in taking a chance."

"This one is a shout out to my boy RunKC. You might be dead wrong about my willingness to take a chance on Josh Simmons, but you're dead right about this one."

Veach turns to look at the camera. "You ready? Here it comes!"

On stage at the NFL draft, a horse gallops onto the stage. Wait, it's not a horse, it's Sarah Jessica Parker, conveying her husband, Matthew Broderick, to the stage. Broderick, resplendent in a red and yellow striped bathrobe, steps to the mic.

"With the final pick in the 2025 NFL draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select Adin Huntington, DL, Tulane.."

Broderick turns and prepares to again mount his trusty horse. Sensing something amiss, he turns back to the audience.

"You're still here?" Broderick smirks. "It's over." A look of disbelief comes across his face. "Go home."

He shakes his head as he turns, mounts his trusty steed, and exits stage left.

Everyone take a bow. Splendid work.

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Good stuff, boys. This was fun.

Chargers Draft Haul:

1-022 DL Walter Nolen, Mississippi
2-055 ER JT Tuimoloau, Ohio St
3-086 WR Jack Bech, TCU
4-125 CB Nohl Williams, California
5-158 TE Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame
6-181 OL Miles Frazier, LSU
6-199 DL Yahya Black, Iowa
6-209 WR Chimere Dike, Florida
6-214 CB Jordan Hancock, Ohio State
7-256 RB Woody Marks, USC


Thoughts on Chargers fits when making the selections:
Nolen takes over at DE for Ogbonnia in their 3-4 front, with Ogbonnia becoming a rotational piece at both NT and DE. Tuimoloau is a bit of a big OLB, but I think he has the traits to fit there, and both he and Nolen could allow Harbaugh to return to running a 4-3 as he's favored in the past. Bech is an underrated possession receiver with some ability to get deep, so I think he would develop and take on the Mike Williams role. Nohl Williams would compete to start at CB. I did hope to get a CB earlier, but couldn't pass on other values. Evans is a Harbaugh-type of TE that can do some receiving and is a solid blocker. He'd have a shot to slot in as TE2 right away. Frazier was an insane value and would be depth and compete to start at LG if the Chargers move Zion Johnson to OC or trade him. Black is rotational depth at NT. Dike is another value pick for me that I think could make some noise as a rotational deep threat (and he's a lot more than that) right away. I conceded Kone since 3 other people wanted him haha, but Hancock can step in and compete at NB immediately. I took Marks because he is probably a 5th-round guy, and I couldn't let the value go. He can do a bit of everything well and be a 3rd down back that the Chargers lack. Another position I wanted to grab a bit earlier, and the cards just didn't fall right, but Marks is a hell of a get.

I am very glad you are not the Chargers GM.

No that was my **** up, not yours. I was trying to fix the Jalen Marshall mess. I had to make half the picks this year to get this thing done, so forgive me.

Your pick stays.

I will just give Hancock to Gloucester, because the entire point was to switch his Marshall pick because he got his first name wrong and Duncan made a good argument that he should get him.

The Dolphins have completed their draft.

1-13 CB Jahdae Barron, Texas
2-48 G Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
3-98 S Andrew Mukuba, Texas
4-116 DT JJ Pegues, Mississippi
4-135 TE Jake Briningstool, Clemson
5-150 OT Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
5-155 QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
7-224 WR Elijhah Badger, Florida
7-231 Edge Kaimon Rucker, North Carolina
7-253 LB Nick Martin, Oklahoma State

We took a little risk by not taking a guard in Round 1, which all of the mocks want. But our bet paid off when Zabel was still around in Round 2.

Overall, we met our needs well, and we even got a QBOTF who'll get playing time during Tua's next concussion this year.

FTFY!

Thanks for putting this together again staylor.

Much fun.

Pretty darn good Chiefs draft, duncan. You didn't have the advantage of a Geno Smith to select in this draft like I did, but you did an admirable job considering the circumstances.

31) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho- Josh Conerly, OT, Oregon
63) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina
66) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - T.J. Sanders, DT, South Carolina
95) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Virginia Tech
133) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - Kyle Williams, WR, Washington St.
[COLOR="Red"]226) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - [B]Clay Webb, 251) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - Fentrell Cypress II, CB, FSU
257) Kansas City Chiefs - duncan_idaho - Adin Huntington, DL, Tulane[/QUOTE]


Thanks, as always, to staylor for the work in keeping this going. It's nice, for once, to not be the "dad" in charge of something like this!

Looking back, I'd be pretty pleased with this type of draft for the Chiefs. Success of the draft would be betting a LOT on the development of the first two picks over time. T.J. Sanders is my best bet here for immediate 2025 impact, though I think Tuten and Williams also can contribute year one, and Huntingon could, too.

I really tried to stick to BPA. It's possible, I suppose, that Conerly forces the issue this season, maybe later in the year, and you slide Moore inside (or to a reserve role, or RT, or cut him after the season if Conerly proves capable/better at LT).

I really like Revel as a long-term play. Without the ACL, that's a guy that goes in the top 40 IMO. Size, athleticism, speed... really seems like a perfect complement to McDuffie moving forward.

I'd be really happy with that duncan.

Looking at it, Revel and Sanders seem extremely, extremely unlikely to be there at those spots.