Mock (2/20)
 

Assumptions:

1. The Chiefs extend Alex Smith 4 years, $60m ($36m guaranteed), and S Eric Berry 6 years, $45m ($23m guaranteed).

2. The Chiefs restructure OLB Tamba Hali.

4. The Chiefs re-sign OG Geoff Schwartz to a 3 year, $6m deal.

5. The Chiefs place a 6th round tender on Jerrell Powe.

7. The Chiefs re-sign ILB Akeem Jordan to a minimal deal.

8. The Chiefs let walk: WR Kyle Williams, WR Dexter McCluster, OT Brandon Albert, OG Jon Asamoah, DE Tyson Jackson, OLB Frank Zombo, S Kendrick Lewis, S Quentin Demps, S Husain Abdullah

9. The Chiefs cut TE Anthony Fasano.

10. The Chiefs sign OT Ryan Harris (Texans) to a 1 year, $2m deal.

On with the show:

1.30. OLB Dee Ford, Auburn

The 49ers need/want to move up and have too many picks, the Chiefs need more picks. These two front offices love each other anyway, so the trade here works out. The 49ers move up to #23 in exchange for a 3rd, 5th, and 7th.

I can't help it right now. I might be going through a phase or something. I tried putting in a WR or TE here, but I can't take my eyes off Ford as a 1st round prospect. He is simply too dynamic off the edge who, for my money, is the 3rd best pure passrusher in this draft behind Clowney and Mack. The Chiefs are probably parting ways with Hali next offseason anyway, so this is a key investment to make sure the team has the smoothest possible transition while giving the team dynamic, athletic talent.

3.87. TE C.J. Fiedorowicz, Iowa

The Chiefs let Fasano walk this offseason because he's due $8m over the next two seasons -- noooo thank you. So that leaves them only with Travis Kelce and Sean McGrath.

Fiedorowicz looks too much like Heath Miller for me to ignore. He's a day one starter with good route-running, great hands and probably the best blocker in this class. He lacks the top end speed of Ebron or Seferian-Jenkins but next to Amaro, he's the most pro-ready prospect at TE. As of now, he is the Day One starter until Kelce can earn it back.

3.94. WR Bruce Ellington, South Carolina

The choice here was hard between Ellington and Mike Davis, but I'm playing Dorsey here, which means I should favor the greater athleticism and higher roof. Ellington's potential, in that regard, is through the roof. The Chiefs need more weapons for Alex Smith, and Ellington is nothing if not a weapon. A firecracker of a playmaker, Ellington's smallish size is offset by his fantastic speed and playmaking ability, as well as the fact that he's never spent 100% on football -- splitting time with basketball, where he happens to have been the Gamecocks' best player.

4.119. FS Terrance Brooks, Florida State

Brooks has been a really good player for a very talented Seminoles' secondary. He has two years experience displaying really good range and good support against the run. I'm not sure the Chiefs are able to land a single-high safety talent in either this draft or free agency -- I simply don't see the talent. But they can do the next best thing by adding a free safety who makes plays in coverage, finally giving the Chiefs the decent play there that they've been missing for years.

Brooks will compete with Sanders Commings for starting FS duties.

5.151. CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Nebraska

Now, I have knocked Jean-Baptiste almost routinely since he gets burned religiously against the pass. I am not very thrilled about this player at all -- but there's a chance that, if he falls this far, he makes a lot of sense as a developmental prospect, since Dorsey's likely to love his size and physicality.

The Chiefs already have their top four corners locked in for the 2014 season: Flowers, Smith, Cooper, and Parker. They could let both Flowers and Smith go next season, but only Cooper seems to have what it takes to start in their place. Jean-Baptiste has really good upside if you can develop him, which is a big if. With a 5th rounder, the Chiefs take that chance.

5.158. NT Justin Ellis, Louisiana Tech

The Chiefs need more beef to support Dontari Poe in the middle of the DL, but only Jerrell Powe backs him up and it's not clear the Chiefs like Powe at all -- which is regrettable, considering he's an excellent backup at the position with starter upside.

The Chiefs should look at adding either Ellis (preferably) or McCullers if the value is fair. Poe wore down as the season went on, and Ellis reminds me a lot of Jerrell Powe. He's an immovable slug in the heart of your DL who can get reliable push up the gut. Like Powe, he'll take a little time to develop, but maybe that'll give Powe more time to win over the coaches...

6.177. CB Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma

An investment made here to provide the Chiefs more options at corner in 2015. Colvin is probably out for the 2014 season, but will give the Chiefs a really talented option in 2015.

6.183. WR Jeff Janis, Saginaw Valley

From my review on Janis in the midrounders thread:

7.200. DE Deandre Coleman, California

Coleman is coming off a lousy 2013 season, but flashed streaks of World Beater in 2012. I'm not sure what accounts for that, but assuming it's nothing terrible, Dorsey could take a look at Coleman as a developmental prospect in the 7th. Coleman boasts fantastic size (6'5", 315 lbs) with long arms. He's not particularly athletic, but to me he looks more like an heir to DeVito's position than he does to Tyson Jackson's.

QB: Smith, Daniel, Bray
RB: Charles, Davis, Gray, McKnight
FB: Sherman

WR: Bowe, Avery, Ellington, Jenkins, Janis, Hemingway
TE: Fiedorowicz, Kelce, McGrath

LT: Fisher/Stephenson, Harrs
LG: Allen, Johnson
C: Hudson, Kush
RG: Schwartz, Johnson
RT: Fisher/Stephenson, Harris

DE: DeVito, Coleman
NT: Poe, Powe, Ellis
DE: Bailey, Catapano

OLB: Hali, Ford
ILB: Jordan, Johnson
ILB: Johnson, Johnson
OLB: Houston, Moses

CB: Flowers, Smith, Cooper, Parker, Jean-Baptiste, Colvin
S: Berry, Commings vs. Brooks, Parker

K: Succop
P: Colquitt
LS: Gafford

I, uh... I could live with this.

I want a pass catcher in the first round, too, but frankly I think the wise money is on getting a pass rusher instead.

I'm still unsure that we will go tight end in this draft. It's not like Kelce has a long history of injury. But I'd rather have too many good players than too few. Still, I'm starting to think that Tuitt or Hageman is the pick for us in the first.

I don't normally comment on Mock drafts......but this one is a homerun. Addresses the team needs, and I dont think any of them are a reach, and i THINK most of those players should be there when the pick comes up!!! Great job!!!!!

Jean-Baptiste isn't as bad as you think.

How come we can't get there second?

love the mock, looks very realistic to me. and the 49ers trade makes a lot of sense to me. not sure if they'd give up 3,5 and 7 but it could happen. but man idk how it's possible you're so high on dee ford and so low on Christian jones. Jones has a nearly identical get off as ford, but can drop back and cover. he has a lot more lateral agility. and he's much taller, and longer.

but aside from all of that I love all of the picks except fiedorwicz. i'm just not that impressed by his film. I agree with fasano being let go, but I'm not so sure the chiefs are so uncomfortable with their TE play they'd be willing to take one in the 3rd. my guess is if they do take a TE it will be a guy with higher upside like grimble.

We would have to give them our third back probably or something like that. 7 spots at the bottom of the first is not that expensive to move around.

I'd do that in a heartbeat if they would

I remember hearing after the 2012 draft that we wouldn't give up our 3rd rounder to move up from 11 to 7 with Jacksonville to get Tannehill in front of Miami.

I honestly don't like either Baptiste or McGill, both look slow and out of place to me as corners. NFL QBs are going to feast on them. With that being said, I can see some teams being suckered into taking them high just for their size and hoping that they can coach them into dominant press corners.

I'm telling you, McGill isn't slow.

How fast does this 40 time look:

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His game speed is slow, not his timed straight-line speed. He'll get destroyed by the route runners in the NFL.

Why do you want to get there second?

Wouldn't it be better to be the first ones there?

Since you've most likely have not seen a Utah game this year, you'll have to go off of YouTube highlights.

Tell me if he's getting his ass kicked here against UCLA:

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