*** 2024 Prospect Tracker: Chiefs Interest / Visits / Work Outs ***

[Dante84]

2023 Recap

Spoiler!

The Chiefs won their 3rd ring in 5 years and cemented their Dynasty. Mahomes placed himself firmly on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time great QBs, with an insane postseason run and maybe the most memorable Super Bowl MVP performance of all time.

He led the boys down the field to come-from-behind and tie in regulation with less than 2 minutes. He then produced the NFL's first come-from-behind overtime victory, with a 7-minute drive using his arm and legs, finishing with a walk-off TD pass to Mecole Hardman. Hell, the world's biggest pop-star decided to jump on the bandwagon, bringing millions of fans on board with her. What a magical year, right?

If you would have asked anyone on Christmas day, the Chiefs were toast. The entire season was up and down, riddled with mental errors - shockingly on the offensive side of the ball. Drops, penalties, and turnovers would surely doom the season. However, the young Defense was elite, and ultimately bought the Offense just enough time to figure its shit out in the playoffs.

There are some big decisions looming this offseason: Does Veach continue to be prudent and focus on savvy, budget-friendly moves and let talent walk? Or, does he push the chips all-in with key FA's (Jones, Sneed) an attempt to become the first team to 3-peat?

Everyone agrees that the biggest needs next year are WR, OT and probably D-Line should Jones leave. Let's see if Veach and co. feel the same.

Thread Overview
This is the 13th 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.

Last year, we had a pretty solid showing with 4 hits: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Rashee Rice, Wanye Morris & BJ Thompson. Let's run it back!

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 The Draft Network, NFL.com, or their team's website.

Let's meet some of our future Chiefs:

2024 Draft - Chiefs Prospect Tracker

Offense
QB
Bo Nix, Oregon
Jason Bean, Kansas


RB
Bucky Irving, Oregon
Isaac Guarendo, Louisville
Rasheen Ali, Marshall
George Holani, Boise State
Carson Steele, UCLA
Cody Schrader, Missouri
Dylan McDuffie, Kansas
Jonathon Brooks, Texas
Nathaniel Peat, Missouri


WR
Xavier Worthy, Texas
Joshua Cephus, UTSA
Anthony Gould, Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
Troy Franklin, Oregon
Terique Owens, Missouri State
Javon Baker, UCF
Phillip Brooks, K-State
Xavier Weaver, Colorado
Jalen McMillan, Washington
Harry Van Dyne, Indiana State
Tez Walker, North Carolina
Xavier Legette, South Carolina



TE
Theo Johnson, Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas
Erik All, Iowa
Brock Bowers, Georgia
Ben Sinnott, K-State
Mason Fairchild, Kansas
Tanner Mclachlan, Arizona


OT
Taliese Fuaga, Oregon State
Patrick Paul, Houston
Travis Glover, Georgia State
Blake Larson, Augustana University
Garrett Greenfield, South Dakota State
Jordan Morgan, Arizona
Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
Caedan Wallace, Penn State
OT Donovan Jennings, USF
Giovanni Manu, University of British Columbia


IOL
Christian Mahogany, Boston College
Ryan Atkins, UA Pine Bluff
Hayden Gillum, K-State
Jake Johanning, Furman
Christian Duffie, K-State
Clark Barrington, Baylor
Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
Javon Foster, Missouri
KT Leveston, K-State
Marcellus Johnson, Missouri
Mike Novitsky, Kansas
Xavier Delgado, Missouri


Defense
CB
Ennis Rakestraw, Missouri
Rayshad Williams, Texas Tech
Jarrian Jones, FSU
Anthony Sao, MidAmerica Nazarene
Jaylon Carlies, Missouri
Kwinton Lassiter, Kansas
Quinten Arello, Dartmouth
Trey Vaval, Minnesota State – Mankato
Ro Torrence, Arizona State


S
Millard "Nook" Bradford, TCU


DE / Edge
Darius Robinson, Missouri
Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan


LB
Jontrey Hunter, Georgia State
Craig Young, Kansas
Dubem Okonkwo, Pittsburg State
Rich Miller, Kansas
Ty Hopper, Missouri


DL
Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
Austin Booker, Kansas
CJ Ravenell, Missouri Western State
David Olajiga, Central Missouri State
Devin Phillips, Kansas
Khalid Duke, Kansas State
Nyles Gaddy, Missouri
Zach Elam, Missouri (also a TE)


DT
Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State
Fabien Lovett, Florida State
Jowon Briggs, Cincinatti
T'Vondre Sweat, Texas


Special Teams
P


K
Seth Keller, Kansas


LS
Randen Plattner, Kansas State


Links to Past Years:

Spoiler!

2023
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2018
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2014
2013
2012
2011

[Dante84]

Updated, thanks!

[Tribal Warfare]

https://atozsports.com/kansas-city/c...pects-tracker/

https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-h...-team-facility

DB Quinten Arello (Dartmouth)

QB Jason Bean (Kansas)

OL Cooper Beebe (Kansas State)

DL Austin Booker (Kansas)

WR Phillip Brooks (Kansas State)

DB Jaylon Carlies (Missouri)

OL Xavier Delgado (Missouri)

OL Christian Duffie (Kansas State)

DL Khalid Duke (Kansas State)

DL/TE Zach Elam (Missouri)

TE Mason Fairchild (Kansas)

OL Javon Foster (Missouri)

DL Nyles Gaddy (Missouri)

OL Hayden Gillum (Kansas State)

LB Ty Hopper (Missouri)

OL Marcellus Johnson (Missouri)

K Seth Keller (Kansas)

DB Kwinton Lassiter (Kansas)

OL KT Leveston (Kansas State)

RB Dylan McDuffie (Kansas)

LB Rich Miller (Kansas)

OL Mike Novitsky (Kansas)

LB Dubem Okonkwo (Pittsburg State)

DL David Olajiga (Central Missouri State)

RB Nathaniel Peat (Missouri)

DL Devin Phillips (Kansas)

LS Randen Plattner (Kansas State)

DL CJ Ravenell (Missouri Western State)

DB Anthony Sao (MidAmerica Nazarene)

RB Cody Schrader (Missouri)

WR Harry Van Dyne (Indiana State)

DB Trey Vaval (Minnesota State – Mankato)

LB Craig Young (Kansas)

A few notable players with local ties at #Chiefs pro day, including Cooper Beebe, KT Leveston and Philip Brooks of K-State (a few other Wildcats too) and Mason Fairchild of KU. Former Staley Falcon and Dartmouth DB Quentin Arello getting a look as well.

— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) April 9, 2024

[MahomesMagic]

So we’re not meeting with 1st round WRs?

The only guy on there is BTJ and he will be long gone.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by MahomesMagic

So we’re not meeting with 1st round WRs?

The only guy on there is BTJ and he will be long gone.

You realize that not every top 30 visit gets reported, correct?

And anybody that's a clear cut "1st round WR" will be "long gone". We're picking 32nd.

[UChieffyBugger]

Jayhawks DE Austin Booker visited the Chiefs. Really interesting prospect this guy.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

Jayhawks DE Austin Booker visited the Chiefs. Really interesting prospect this guy.

Wasn’t he at the local pro day?

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Wasn’t he at the local pro day?

Yeah.

[UChieffyBugger]

CFL CB Qwan'tez Stiggers is visiting the Chiefs

And

Missouri LT Javon Foster was at the local day as was RB Cody Schradar.

[RunKC]

Jowon Briggs/DT/Cincinnati, who stood out during @ShrineBowl practice visiting the @Seahawks today and has official 30's with the @Chiefs and @Bengals next week. Was in Cleveland to see the @Browns last week and a lot of people like that fit.

— Tony Pauline (@TonyPauline) April 10, 2024

[kccrow]

I like some Jowon Briggs with that 221 pick as an NT prospect. I don't know if you take him earlier than that. He's a lot like Khristian Boyd and McKinley Jackson. Short arms, good-to-great snap quickness into the gap, but that's where it ends. They will set up shop quickly and stuff the run so long as long-armed OGs don't get up under them.

[Nightfyre]

Kansas City Chiefs
IDL Khristian Boyd (Northern Iowa)
TE Ben Sinnott (Kansas State)
DE Marshawn Kneeland (Michigan)
DT Michael Hall Jr. (Ohio State)
RB Rasheen Ali (Marshall)
OT Travis Glover (Georgia State)
T Kingsley Suamataia (BYU)
S Millard Bradford (TCU)
RB Carson Steele (UCLA)
WR Javon Baker (UCF)
OT Caedan Wallace (Penn State)
WR Anthony Gould (Oregon State)
G Christian Mahogany (Boston College)
OL Jake Johanning (Furman)
WR Jalen McMillan (Washington)
CB Quan'tez Stiggers (CFL)
DT Jowon Briggs (Cincinnati)

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/...-for-meetings/

Most are on the list, but figured I would provide the link - they indicate they keep it up to date.

[RunKC]

Interesting

What’s it like to be an in-demand prospect in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft?

Check out the itinerary of University of British Columbia OT Giovanni Manu, the 6-foot-8, 352-pound behemoth who’s in the midst of 10 visits in 10 days before the visit window closes Thursday. pic.twitter.com/ccEmXBxAa9

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 13, 2024

[GloucesterChief]

The last Canadian uni player we drafted did pretty well.

[UChieffyBugger]

Baylor OL Clark Barrington visited the Chiefs.

[In58men]

South Florida offensive tackle Donovan Jennings visited #Vikings last week, and visits #Patriots today, #Chiefs Tuesday and #Packers Wednesday per a league source @KPRC2

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 15, 2024