Appreciate y’all doing the homework.

Quick reaction, I execute the 1st round trade down and nothing else. That leaves me with:

1-32
2-63
3-95
4-133
5-164
5-167
6-207
7-226
7-251
7-257

2025 Superior Yetis Draft
 

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I opened the draft with KC's baseline selections with no trades: 1-31, 2-63, 3-95, 4-133, 5-167, 6-207, 7-247, 7-251, and 7-257

I am accepting the following:

• Pre-draft trade of OG Joe Thuney to CHI for 2026 4th Round Pick
• Draft-day trade of selection 1-31 for selections 1-32 and 5-164
• Draft-day trade of selections 7-251 and 7-257 for selection 7-228

I am declining the following:

• Draft-day trade of selections 3-95 and 2026 4th for selection 3-85
• Draft-day trade of selections 5-164 and 7-226 for 5-156 (I do not have selection 226)

I am executing my own in-draft trade up with Baltimore, sending selections 2-63, 4-133, and 5-167 for selections 2-59 and 7-243
2-63 + 4-133 + 5-167 = 82 + 18 + 9 = 109 * 0.85 = 92.65
2-59 + 7-243 = 91 + 1 = 92

Preface

I came into this draft hoping to get a true X wide receiver and enhance my edge rush. After that, I saw safety, linebacker, running back, and offensive guard as my more critical needs. I feel like I was able to address each of my needs in some way, but I came away especially happy with wide receiver and edge rush. There are going to be some extremely tough cuts this year.

Draft Selections

1-032: WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State (6'4" 214, 4.48) HOU 2-34
Coming in, I had Higgins as my personal number one overall receiver in this draft. He is a dominant X with the ability to move around and play the Z and Slot. He reminds me of Mike Evans, and I think he's going to be an excellent player going forward. Higgins is big, yet he's got really good speed and is smooth in his movements, plus he has insanely good hands (3 drops in 210 targets at Iowa State) and an excellent catch radius. The only concern in reality is that Nico Collins will absorb too many targets to make Higgins a star.

2-059: ER Mike Green, Marshall (6'3" 251) BAL 2-59
I moved up for Green, who is one of the more controversial prospects in this class, but I'm taking a chance that his character does check out because he has the potential to be one of the best players from this draft. I'm trusting Eric DeCosta when he says he exhaustively vetted this guy. Green has great burst and twitch and is violent and disruptive. He was consistently ranked as a top-15 player and among the top four edges in this class. Green had 17 sacks this past season and was a standout during Senior Bowl practices.

3-095: FS Xavier Watts, Notre Dame (6'0" 205, 4.58) ATL 3-96
I thought hard about moving up for Wyatt Milum here, but just couldn't bring myself to do it. I feel like a 4th in next year's draft could help me to move around for an RT prospect if I want. Instead, I decided to grab another playmaker in my secondary with Watts, who most had as the third-best safety in this class. Watts has the potential to be a superstar if he's allowed to play as a rangy, backend safety valve with freedom to make plays on the football.

5-164: OG Miles Frazier, LSU (6'6" 317, 5.24) DET 5-171
I truly feel like Frazier is a tremendous potential value at this point. He was ranked in the top 5 OGs by most boards and a mid-day two prospect. He should instantly compete to start at LG, plus he has the versatility to play at every offensive line position except center, having done so in college. He isn't the best athlete, but he's big, strong, tough, and can maul in the run game, plus he's experienced in a zone blocking scheme.

6-207: ER Antwaun Powell-Ryland, Virginia Tech (6'3" 258, 4.69) PHI 6-209
Powell-Ryland is the sort of guy you take because he's just a damned good football player. He doesn't have elite length, speed, or strength, but he does offer great variation in his pass rush and an excellent spin move to disengage and make plays. He'll need to gain strength to set the edge against the run in the NFL, but he can be a sub-package rusher right away. This is a guy who had 25.5 sacks over the past two seasons at a Power-4 school, so that's saying something.

7-228: RB Brashard Smith, Southern Methodist (5'10" 194, 4.39) KC 7-228
I never found a spot to grab a bell cow running back in this draft, but I'll definitely duplicate the shot on an explosive, dynamic passing game weapon in Smith. Smith, being a former WR, makes for a player with excellent hands, understanding of routes, and the ability to pluck the ball away from his frame. Smith accelerates quickly and has elite top-end speed to go with it. He's shown good contact balance and outstanding lateral agility to make for good yards after contact. Smith also has top-end ability as a kick returner, which should strengthen his contributions.

7-243: CB Korie Black, Oklahoma State (6'0" 192, 4.35) NYG 7-246
I don't need a corner on my roster with my current group, but I like Black too much to pass on him at this juncture. Black is a physical and aggressive press-man corner who is great at shrinking the catch window and disrupting passing lanes. He's an excellent, physical tackler when coming downhill. With his speed and tackling ability, he should have an immediate impact on special teams. He also blocked several field goals in college.

7-247: LB Shaun Dolac, Buffalo (6'1" 225, 4.55) LAR UDFA
Sticking with the damned good football player mantra, I'm sticking my neck out and grabbing an UDFA here in Dolac who was twice the MAC's leading tackler and a consensus All-American in 2024. How Dolac went undrafted is somewhat surprising, but I'll take the shot here that he makes the 53 and makes his way up the depth chart in short order. Dolac has solid coverage skills and an electrifying downhill trigger to eat up the run game.

Current Training Camp Roster

Starting out for me, it looks like I have these picks. I'm keeping Joe Thuney on my roster so I don't get any picks for him, and I'll accept the trade out of 1-31.

I'll likely execute a trade down of my own, but here's my starting point.

1-32
2-63
3-95
4-133
5-164
5-167
6-207
7-247
7-251
7-257

Dang Crow... Your first four picks look pretty close to what I started to map out.

To start out, I'm making a big trade down.

I'm giving up the following:

1-32 - 184 points
7-251 - 1 point
7-257 - 1 point

At a 25 percent discount, these picks are worth 139.5 points

I made a call to the broncos, and they took those picks in exchange for:

2-60 - 88 points
3-101 - 34 points
4-134 - 17 points

This totals 139 points.


My picks are now:

2-60
2-63
3-95
3-101
4-133
4-134
5-164
5-167
6-207
7-247

Here's my 2025 draft.

I was desperate for cornerbacks and defensive tackles, so I loaded up. I have some other needs, but none as urgent or major.


2-60 - Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi.

Strongly considered Higgins, but I liked the value of Amos and the trade down given my team needs.

Also considered: Josh Simmons OT, Jayden Higgins WR, TJ Sanders DT, Will Johnson CB, Benjamin Morrison CB. Higgins was my biggest debate.

2-63 - Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina.

My cornerback room was a shambles last year, so we're addressing it in force despite a major need at DT as well.

Also considered: Darius Alexander DT, Omar Norman-Lott DT, Jamaree Caldwell DT. Really strongly considered going with Alexander here.

3-95 - Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame.

My current safety room is solid, but we lost Justin Reid and Jordan Poyer is getting old. Watts will give us more amperage, or maybe voltage, in this group. I hated to pass up the offensive skill positions here, but Watts seemed like too much of a steal to resist.

Also considered: Tai Felton WR, Bayshul Tuten RB, Cam Skattebo RB.

3-101 - Deone Walker, DT, Kentucky

We've been drafting defensive tackles on Day 2 and Day 3, and none have developed in recent drafts. We'll try again here. We desperately need a starter, and it's possible that we could switch to a 3-4 this year. Walker can help us no matter what the decision is.

Also considered: C.J. West DT, Kyle Kennard Edge

4-133 - Jalen Royals, WR, Utah

Really the only guy I considered here. I need a WR and he seems like a steal. I say that despite the bias of the Chiefs dynasty drafting him.

Also considered: None, but also see the next pick.

4-134 - Joshua Farmer, DT, Florida State

As noted earlier with Deone Walker, I've had trouble drafting starters at defensive tackle. Farmer seems like a good value at this point and will be very competitive on the depth chart.

Also considered: Elic Ayomanor WR, Shadeur Sanders QB, Marcus Mbow OG. Really debated going with Ayomanor here.

5-164 - J.J. Pegues, DT, Mississippi.

I had Tyler Baron in this spot until the last minute, but I had enough productive DEs that I decided to load up at tackle. One of them has to work out, right?

Also considered: Tyler Baron DE. Really close call on this one. I also initially penciled in Oronde Gadsden TE.

5-167 - Chris Paul, LB, Mississippi.

I'm pretty much drafting the entire Mississippi defense, I guess. This was my toughest pick of the draft, because I really wanted one of the two CBs below and wouldn't mind loading up on the CB room. But in the end, I thought Paul had slid too low and was a good value even though my LB room is stacked. This was a pure luxury pick.

Also considered: Dorian Strong CB, Denzel Burke CB, Jaylen Reed S

6-207 - Kurtis Rourke, QB, Indiana.


This was a really tough decision. I really wanted to draft a RB or a developmental OT, but I like to roll the dice on a QB every year. At some point I've got to replace Russell Wilson, so I keep rolling the dice in later rounds.

Also considered: Brashard Smith RB, Jack Nelson OT, Quinn Ewers QB, Kyle Monangai RB.

7-247 - Luke Lachey, TE, Iowa.

I think I may need a third TE so I wanted to draft one. Gadsden seemed like a good value in Round 5, but with Kelce I can hold off for a while on a big investment.

Also considered: Elijhah Badger WR, Xavier Restropo WR, Tyler Batty Edge, Elijah Williams Edge, Zy Alexander CB, Joshua Gray OG, Hollin Pierce OT, all as undrafted free agents.

Here's my training camp roster. I've got some young veterans who really need to step up this year at WR and DT.

Rainman, you really surprised me by not moving up for Dart.

I'd been torn on him as a candidate, but I'd pretty much told myself that I would take him with my first pick, assuming that he would go in the second round somewhere. But when he went at 25, I wasn't sure I wanted to take that risk. It would have taken my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and a 7th to go up and get him.

I may regret that, because one of these years I'm going to have to do it, and we'll never have a high enough pick to get someone who doesn't slip to the bottom of the round. For now, I'll bank on Kurtis Rourke doing a Kurt Warner thing.

We really went in different directions this year, kccrow. We agreed on Watts at safety, and I really coveted Higgins if not for my need at other positions. But other than that, we seemed to diverge.

Dumb question… are we allowed to add UDFAs to our roster “for free?” Assuming not, and the logic is you have to spend a draft pick (as I’ve done in past seasons). However, felt it was worth asking since I’m not seeing anything about it in the rules and I have a laundry list of UDFAs I like.

Right now, we only get UDFAs for the Chiefs, or we can draft a UDFA who went to another team.

It would be interesting if we allowed ourselves to select two or three UDFAs. However, I wouldn't want us to get an unrealistic advantage over the real teams if we're already getting the Chiefs' signings. Any way we could work something out to make it fair but interesting?

Hmm, I just realized that I'll get two of the UDFAs I was coveting since they signed with the Chiefs (Badger and Briningstool). So that's a win. I'll add them to my training camp roster if they look promising in camp.

I've only drafted two UDFAs in 10+ years, and interestingly, they both worked out great. I drafted Ivan Pace at ILB recently, and long, long ago I drafted an offensive lineman, Alex Boone, who ended up starting in the league for several years.

Agreed that a cap would be required... If you elect to authorize.

Perhaps it's an either or proposition? (Get all of the Chiefs signings OR add 2-3 of your choosing)

That could be interesting. I'm willing to try that if others are. I think we're talking only rookie free agents in this case, correct?

I'd lean toward all of the Chiefs rookies or four of your own choosing. It seems like the Chiefs get enough volume that some end up making the team every year. Maybe not our team, but theirs.

You would only have had to give up 1-31 and 2-63 (190+82 * 0.85 = 231.2), but it doesn't fit extremely well with anything else you've done here. That said, it does feel like your best shot at an actual franchise QB coming from the bottom of the draft all the time unless you get ballsy one year and make a pre-draft trade to go way up towards the top of the draft. Next year might be a really good year to do that and stick to this plan of building your roster out to support it.