*****2025 NFL DRAFT THREAD - NO SPOILERS*****

[Dante84]

Version 2025 - PATRICK MAHOMES & THE RETURN TO GLORY

Let's ****ing do this.

Rules for once the draft begins:

1. No spoiled picks in this thread, all weekend. This means that as tweets are leaking picks a few minutes before the selection is announced live, you don't post it in this thread (ex: embedded tweets), reference it in this thread (ex: Joe Slapdick says it's So and So to Green Bay) or hint at it (ex: "it's a RB!") or asking "questions" after the news is already out to make it seem like you're a genius guesser (ex: "Vegas gonna take player here?").
   
2. Don't be a dick.

Otherwise, have fun, talk shit, freak out and lose your goddamned minds. It's Draft Weekend. The hot takes in these threads are so funny.

NOTE: Like in year's past, I will be starting player threads for each of our picks as they are made, with videos and notable stats/takes in the OP.
These separate player threads will be made as soon as the news breaks, but outside of this thread. This means if you are in the lounge, you may see the player prior to the TV announcement.

I will also link the player threads below, shortly after they are drafted. Pure knee-jerk gold to reference in the future.

Here are our picks:

Round 1, #28: Josh Simmons
Round 2, #63: Omar Norman-Lott
Round 3, #66: Ashton Gillotte
Round 3, #85: Nohl Williams
Round 4, #133: Jalen Royals
Round 5, #156: Jeffrey Bassa
Round 7, #228: Brashard Smith

Here is a list of the prospects the Chiefs have shown interest in this year.

Here are our prior years' Draft Threads:

Spoiler!

View the 2024 Draft thread here
View the 2023 Draft thread here
View the 2022 Draft thread here
View the 2021 Draft thread here
View the 2020 Draft thread here
View the 2019 Draft thread here
View the 2018 Draft thread here
View the 2017 Draft thread here

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

They will draft someone like Ollie Gordon and people will chill out.

I think someone will take a flyer on Gordon before we pick next....

I said earlier that although Veach talked about how deep the RB class was, he hasn't appeared to be interested in grabbing anyone this time around..

Or maybe he is thinking there will be a post June 1sr release that has some value.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Is it really? I mean just look at what we've fielded in the past.

After what Reid and Veach said at the end of season pressers, yes, it kind of is.

[TRR]

Originally Posted by BWillie

We had the best RB room we have had since 2018 last year. It revolutionized our offensive potential and helped us move the chains sooo many times vs previous years. Problem is Mahomes had the worst year he ever had because Kelce wasn't as good.

Completely disagree with this post. We had to go sign Hunt off the couch and give an undrafted player carries. Also…Mahomes struggles were related to losing his top 2 receivers by week 4 all while dealing with the LT issues.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

Maybe the Chiefs feel RB in this draft is deep enough that they can get one in the 7th?

We got Pacheco there.

Still available:

Damien Martinez
Brashard Smith
Ollie Gordon
Devin Neal
Raheim Sanders
Phil Mafah
LeQuint Allen

[FloridaMan88]

Considering this is a RB rich draft… to wait until the 7th round to presumably (?) address a position of need… don’t understand it.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by BWillie

We had the best RB room we have had since 2018 last year. It revolutionized our offensive potential and helped us move the chains sooo many times vs previous years. Problem is Mahomes had the worst year he ever had because Kelce wasn't as good.

uh no. We were 27th in YPC.

[BossChief]

Lots of good talent still out there. Gonna be interesting to see who falls to 251.

[Dunerdr]

We’ve got a primary rb, a goal line guy and a guy with an alligator. We could use a complement to the room. I’d have like to have a Martinez that could take over down the road but it’s clear they’re shopping for other pieces. And it’s ok to be ok with that.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

After what Reid and Veach said at the end of season pressers, yes, it kind of is.

My dude. They waited till the 7th round to draft Pacheco.

Rode Spencer Ware and West at one point and dug McKinnon and Williams out of the trash can. Gave snaps to Shady and a spent Bell.

I'd beg to ****ing differ.

[dirk digler]

Mahomes propped our YPC as he averaged 5.7 per carry. Hunt and Pacheco were 3.6 and 3.7 respectively.

[FloridaMan88]

Just because they hit on a 7th round RB once… doesn’t mean that’s easily replicable… history suggests otherwise.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

My dude. They waited till the 7th round to draft Pacheco.

Rode Spencer Ware and West at one point and dug McKinnon and Williams out of the trash can. Gave snaps to Shady and a spent Bell.

I'd beg to ****ing differ.

Yes. They also acknowledged that might not have been the best way to address RB, then went right back to it. That's why it's odd. They outright said the lack of a running game was a major problem and thus far have done **** all to address it.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Mahomes propped our YPC as he averaged 5.7 per carry. Hunt and Pacheco were 3.6 and 3.7 respectively.

And Mahomes had their second longest run of the season… 33 yards. The longest run was 34 yards.

That’s in the category of no WR’s catching a TD for an entire season-level absurd.

[Dunerdr]

We’ve got the same RB room as last year minus perine and plus Mitchell. A room that got us to a Super Bowl.

We’ve attacked the trenches, wisely, and added a weapon to an already solid WR room.

[staylor26]

If Pacheco is healthy and back to form, they'll be ok.

But I still think they'll get a RB we can get a little tiny bit excited about in the 7th.