*** 2018 Prospect Tracker: Chiefs Interest / Visits / Work Outs ***

[Dante84]

Annnnd another playoff run, and a winning season has us drafting at the tail end of each round, except this year, we *currently* don't have a 1st round pick.

This is the 7th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft.

Here's how we did in 2017. We've done better in the previous years, but not so much last year, one of the many reasons I was slow to start one this year. After a few DM's, I decided to do it again as we run up to the final month.

For those who are new, the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. *Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team.

I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of draftbreakdown.com, or the NFL Draft Tracker. For some of the lesser-known guys, it may just be a random video or profile from their team website.

Let's meet some of our future Chiefs:

2018 Draft - Chiefs Prospect Tracker

Offense
QB
Chase Litton, Marshall -- CHIEF
Tanner Lee, Nebraska
Logan Woodside, Toldeo
Riley Ferguson, Memphis
Alex McGough, Florida International
Jesse Ertz, Kansas State


RB
Ish Witter, Mizzou
Akrum Wadley, Iowa
Ryan Nall, Oregon State (FB)
Nick Bawden, San Diego State (FB)


WR
Davon Grayson, ECU
Robert Foster, Alabama
Jordan Lasley, UCLA
Jaleel Scott, New Mexico State
Equanimeous St. Brown, Notre Dame
Auden Tate, FSU
James Washington, Oklahoma State
Dylan Cantrell, Texas Tech
Keke Coutee, Texas Tech
Martez Valdez-Scantling, South Florida
Elijah Marks, Northern Arizona --CHIEF
Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa
Dominic Collins, Mizzou
Anthony Miller, Memphis
Byron Pringle, K-State -- CHIEF


TE
Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
Ian Thomas, Indiana
Jordan Akins, UCF
Tyler Conklin, Cent Mich
Chris Herndon, Miami
Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
Durham Smythe, Notre Dame
Jordan Thomas, Mississippi State
David Wells, San Diego State
Ben Johnson, Kansas


OT
Joseph Noteboom, TCU
Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
Tyrell Crosby, Oregon
Jamarco Jones, Ohio State
Jamil Demby, Maine
Aaron Evans, Central Florida


G
Will Hernandez, UTEP
Jamil Demby, Maine
Colby Gossett, Appalachian State
Braden Smith, Auburn
Adam Ploudre, Mizzou


C
Brian Allen, MSU
Mason Cole, Michigan
Frank Ragnow, Arkansas
Patrick Morris, TCU


Defense
CB
Jaire Alexander, Louisville
Donte Jackson, LSU
Tarvarus McFadden, FSU
Rashaan Gaulden, Tennessee
Carlton Davis, Auburn
Nick Nelson, Wisconsin
Brandon Facyson, Virginia Tech
Greg Stroman, Virginia Tech
Chandon Sullivan, Georgia State
Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
Mike Hughes, Central Florida
Chris Campbell, Penn State
Joshua Kalu, Nebraska
Malik Reaves, Villanova
Tremon Smith, Central Arkansas -- CHIEF


S
Armani Watts, Texas A&M -- CHIEF
Trey Walker, Louisiana-Lafayette
Siran Neal, Jacksonville State
Troy Apke, Penn State
DeShon Elliott, Texas
Justin Reid, Stanford
Kyzir White, West Virginia
Kameron Kelly, San Diego State
Jeremy Reaves, South Alabama
C.J. Reavis, Marshall

Edge
Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest
Anthony Winbush, Ball State
Jeff Holland, Auburn
Davin Bellamy, Georgia
James Hearns, Louisville
Josh Sweat, Florida State
Obo Okoronkwo, Oklahoma
Dorrance Armstrong, Kansas
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State
Kylie Fitts, Utah

OLB
Chris Covington, Indiana
Dorian O'Daniel, Clemson -- CHIEF
Malik Jefferson, Texas
Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State



ILB
Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Western Kentucky
Azeem Victor, Washington
Kenny Young, UCLA
Foyesade Oluokun, Yale
Quentin Poling, Ohio
Christian Sam, ASU


DE
Jalyn Holmes, Ohio State
Kentavius Street, NC State
Andrew Brown, Virginia
Tomasi Laulile, BYU


DT
Nathan Shepherd, Fort Hays State
Tim Settle, Virginia Tech
Derrick Nnadi, Florida State -- CHIEF
John Atkins, Georgia
Joshua Frazier, Alabama
Lowell Lotulelei, Utah
McKay Murphy, Weber State


Special Teams
P
Michael Dickson, Texas


K



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[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Northern Iowa WR Daurice Fountain pro day results:

6-foot-1 210lbs

4.48 40 yard dash
42.5 vertical jump!!!!!
11’2” broad jump!!!!

Has official visits set with #Cowboys #Jaguars #Ravens #Rams #Colts #Bengals #Eagles #Cardinals #Chiefs #Redskins and more coming in. #NFLDraft

— Connor (@ConnorNFLDraft) March 25, 2018

What intrigues me about Fountain is that in a lot of his game film, when he was running go routes it looked like he was not getting a ton of separation from defenders, but more often than not he would come down with the ball which I attribute to his outstanding athleticism. He high points the ball well and times his jumps with precision. Great hands too.

The main thing that caught my attention however, was how good he was with scramble rules. Whenever the NIU quarterback had to scramble or escape the pocket, Fountain would seamlessly adjust his route, find open space, and track the ball buying his quarterback time and making big plays off of his ability to read the situation. This made me salivate thinking what he could do with Mahomes and his improvisational abilities...

With the combine numbers he put up he might have boosted his stock to be a fourth or fifth round pick when many had him pegged as a seventh rounder or even undrafted free agent.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

I see Punter Michael Dickson on the list. Is it possible we draft this guy and cut Colquitt or is that not an option since Colquitt resigned ?

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

I see Punter Michael Dickson on the list. Is it possible we draft this guy and cut Colquitt or is that not an option since Colquitt resigned ?

Not an option with the dead money it would cost.

[kccrow]

There are at least 4 legitimately good punters in this year's draft class. Re-signing Colquitt before the draft was a colossal mistake, but this team is really good at it.

[Chargem]

Originally Posted by kccrow

There are at least 4 legitimately good punters in this year's draft class. Re-signing Colquitt before the draft was a colossal mistake, but this team is really good at it.

The difference between a rookie and Colquitt's cap hit is probably ~$1.5m, I agree it is a mistake but I wouldn't call it colossal. ~10% of total cap being dead on the other hand...

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Chargem

The difference between a rookie and Colquitt's cap hit is probably ~$1.5m, I agree it is a mistake but I wouldn't call it colossal. ~10% of total cap being dead on the other hand...

I think tomorrow I'll put the data back together on punting that I put together a few years ago and repost it. I have a real hard time watching this team overpay punters and there's a reason for it.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

What intrigues me about Fountain is that in a lot of his game film, when he was running go routes it looked like he was not getting a ton of separation from defenders, but more often than not he would come down with the ball which I attribute to his outstanding athleticism. He high points the ball well and times his jumps with precision. Great hands too.

The main thing that caught my attention however, was how good he was with scramble rules. Whenever the NIU quarterback had to scramble or escape the pocket, Fountain would seamlessly adjust his route, find open space, and track the ball buying his quarterback time and making big plays off of his ability to read the situation. This made me salivate thinking what he could do with Mahomes and his improvisational abilities...

With the combine numbers he put up he might have boosted his stock to be a fourth or fifth round pick when many had him pegged as a seventh rounder or even undrafted free agent.

Have you had a looked at Lasley and Coutee's film? If so what did you make of them? Lasley met with our WR coach for an hour at the combine, and then had a private workout with the Chiefs a couple of days ago. I think there's a very strong chance that he's the man they like. He's quick, a very good route runner, can play slot and outside etc, I think he'd fit the system very well. Whilst Coutee met with Chiefs at the combine too and Is very quick and of course has a history with Mahomes.

[rico]

Chiefs for sure visited with Jesse Ertz, QB, Kansas State...

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

Have you had a looked at Lasley and Coutee's film? If so what did you make of them? Lasley met with our WR coach for an hour at the combine, and then had a private workout with the Chiefs a couple of days ago. I think there's a very strong chance that he's the man they like. He's quick, a very good route runner, can play slot and outside etc, I think he'd fit the system very well. Whilst Coutee met with Chiefs at the combine too and Is very quick and of course has a history with Mahomes.

I think Coutee is a great slot fit, while Lasley makes for a better X receiver. Coutee tested better with a faster 40, a stronger bench and was marginally better in the jumps.
Lasley has a knack to track the deep ball well and is a smooth route runner with excellent hands. What impresses me most about Coutee is his acceleration after the catch. Both could be great additions but I feel the slot position may be targeted and thus maybe Coutee gets the edge.

I would not be shocked however to see the Chiefs move on from Conley and/or Robinson. Veach’s quote some time ago regarding getting receivers to fit what the offense will do with Mahomes resonated with me. I think they are not done re-shaping the offense by any means.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

I think Coutee is a great slot fit, while Lasley makes for a better X receiver. Coutee tested better with a faster 40, a stronger bench and was marginally better in the jumps.
Lasley has a knack to track the deep ball well and is a smooth route runner with excellent hands. What impresses me most about Coutee is his acceleration after the catch. Both could be great additions but I feel the slot position may be targeted and thus maybe Coutee gets the edge.

I would not be shocked however to see the Chiefs move on from Conley and/or Robinson. Veach’s quote some time ago regarding getting receivers to fit what the offense will do with Mahomes resonated with me. I think they are not done re-shaping the offense by any means.

Yeah Coutee lined up pretty exclusively In the slot, but having watched a bunch of film on Lasley, he would go outside on the left and right hand sides, plus line up In the slot and be very effective too. If we get Lasley, it would allow Reid to cause all sorts of problems because he could move Lasley and Hill inside and outside without a problem.

I'd be happy with Lasley or Coutee tbh. Coutee hasn't had a workout with the Chiefs thus far though which is why I'm starting to think that Lasley might be their man.

[Dante84]

Added:

Ish Witter, Mizzou RB
Dominic Collins, Mizzou WR
Jesse Ertz, Kansas State

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by kccrow

There are at least 4 legitimately good punters in this year's draft class. Re-signing Colquitt before the draft was a colossal mistake, but this team is really good at it.

Lol what an exaggeration

[Tribal Warfare]

http://walterfootball.com/ProspectMeetings/ByTeam

http://www.draftace.com/draft-visit-tracker/#


Ryan Nall, FB, Oregon State



LB Quentin Poling Ohio

[Tribal Warfare]

http://m.chiefs.com/news/article-2/C...c-2743eacc73bb

Mitch Lochbihler, punter, Kansas State

Dominic Collins, receiver, Missouri

J'Mon Moore, receiver, Missouri

Montell Cozart, quarterback, Boise State (Bishop Miege)

Jesse Ertz, quarterback, Kansas State

Juante Baldwin, cornerback, Pittsburg State (North Kansas City HS)

J'Veyon Browning, running back, Northern Iowa (F.L. Schlagle HS)

Glenn Harris, safety, Wayne State (Center HS)

Marcus Jones, cornerback, Northwest Missouri State (North Kansas City HS)

Travis McMillan, cornerback, McKendree (Grandview HS)

Sean Newlan, safety, Kansas State

Thomas Wilson, safety, Missouri

Eric Beisel, linebacker, Missouri

Joe Burkett, linebacker, Missouri

Donte Watkins, cornerback, Missouri Western State (Blue Springs HS)

Drew Scott, long snapper, Kansas State

Ishmail Wainright, tight end, Baylor

Zach Hannon, offensive line, Kansas (Rockhurst HS)

Tyler Howell, offensive line, Missouri (Bonner Springs HS)

Adam Ploudre, offensive line, Missouri

Jayson Rhodes, offensive line, Kansas

Marcell Fraizer, outside linebacker, Missouri

Will Geary, defensive line, Kansas State

Christian Hill, defensive line, Arizona State (Staley HS)

AJ Logan, defensive line, Missouri

Ish Witter, running back, Missouri

[Buehler445]

Was Cozart the shit QB at KU for awhile?