*****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

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Especially after Reid and Veach acknowledged the lack of being able to lean on the running game as a real problem, not coming away with one 5 rounds in is a choice.

Yeah, a deep draft for RBs you'd expect them to take someone.

Don't teams usually just draft the best player available in these later rounds?

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Had a feeling about Bassa. I like that pick.

You called that one. Damn solid pick up.

I do understand the RB frustration though.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

Guess we're going UDFA or 7th round selection stretch for a RB this year.

For the love of god we don't need a RB

Veach doesn't think so.

Andy doesn't think so.

The Clarks don't think so.

BWillie doesn't think so.

[xztop123]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I don't understand their thinking honestly. A great running game unlocks this offense but right now we have the worst RB room in the NFL.

We need a pass catcher from backfield. Pacheco is a fine running back when healthy. Kareem hunt should really not even suit up if we were in even 30% as good shape as Ohio state was at the position

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by BWillie

For the love of god we don't need a RB

Why would you say that? Because they're not important to our offense or because the ones we currently have are good enough?

[xztop123]

Originally Posted by BWillie

For the love of god we don't need a RB

Veach doesn't think so.

Andy doesn't think so.

The Clarks don't think so.

BWillie doesn't think so.

Obviously we do. We got hunt of the street last year

And we had the best interior line in the league and the worst yard per carry

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I don't understand their thinking honestly. A great running game unlocks this offense but right now we have the worst RB room in the NFL.

You're not getting a 'great running game' by taking the pick of what's left. You're looking at a slew of JAGs here, IMO.

And the JAG you get in the 7th is almost certainly gonna be no worse than the one you take here.

Now you could argue that's the case at LB as well but the fact that they traded up to get Bassa says they clearly think otherwise.

Time will tell if they're right, but I think that's their reasoning.

[ForeverChiefs58]

Jeantry is already 2nd highest paid at position, and hasn’t even played yet.

Highest paid NFL RBs

Here are the top-10 highest-paid running backs based on total guaranteed value, according to OverTheCap:

Saquon Barkley, Eagles: $36 million
Ashton Jeanty, Raiders: $32 million
Jonathan Taylor, Colts: $26.5 million
Christian McCaffrey, 49ers: $24 million
Alvin Kamara, Saints: $22.23 million
Bijan Robinson, Falcons: $21.95 million
Jahmyr Gibbs, Lions: $17.84 million
Rhamondre Stevenson, Patriots: $17.11 million
Chuba Hubbard, Panthers: $16.55 million
D'Andre Swift, Bears: $15.3 million

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I don't understand their thinking honestly. A great running game unlocks this offense but right now we have the worst RB room in the NFL.

You also can't have Mahomes continually be your leading rusher. I don't get it.

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.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by BWillie

For the love of god we don't need a RB

Veach doesn't think so.

Andy doesn't think so.

The Clarks don't think so.

BWillie doesn't think so.

Our run game sucks and our QB shouldn't be our leading rusher.

[BryanBusby]

LBs flying off the board now.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I don't understand their thinking honestly. A great running game unlocks this offense but right now we have the worst RB room in the NFL.

You also can't have Mahomes continually be your leading rusher. I don't get it.

They had to rely on Carson Steele to open the 2024 season, get Perine after the 53 man roster cut downs, and pulled Hunt off his couch. Just odd they're seemingly content to sit and wait until the end of the draft.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by BWillie

For the love of god we don't need a RB

Veach doesn't think so.

Andy doesn't think so.

The Clarks don't think so.

BWillie doesn't think so.

JFC, yes they do.

The Chiefs had an historically explosive-less running game last year.

And to assume that a healthy Pacheco is magically go to solve that… when his longest career run is 48 yards… is naive.

The Chiefs need an Achane-type homerun threat at RB.

[Vladimir_Kyrilytch]

Damian Martinez is a bitch. I'll root for the Raiders if that untalented traitorous coward gets drafted by the Chiefs. Then again he'd force a trade after one season anyway.

**** him.

How many DUIs would it take for a player without talent or character to be taken off the board?

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

They had to rely on Carson Steele to open the 2024 season, get Perine after the 53 man roster cut downs, and pulled Hunt off his couch. Just odd they're seemingly content to sit and wait until the end of the draft.

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