So when I was doing the NFL Mock Draft Database, I accepted every trade that was offered to me.
The funny thing with the mock is, teams will keep trading their 2024 picks to you so much that they run out of reasonable picks to offer, so they start offering 1st and 2nd rounders in 2024 to trade for your 6th or 7th round pick. At one point, Jacksonville offered me next year's 1st and 3rd for the 257th pick in the draft.
I selected like 6 players, but look at my 2024 draft haul:
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
So when I was doing the NFL Mock Draft Database, I accepted every trade that was offered to me.
The funny thing with the mock is, teams will keep trading their 2024 picks to you so much that they run out of reasonable picks to offer, so they start offering 1st and 2nd rounders in 2024 to trade for your 6th or 7th round pick. At one point, Jacksonville offered me next year's 1st and 3rd for the 257th pick in the draft.
I selected like 6 players, but look at my 2024 draft haul:
1st - OT Harrison
2nd - DE Carter
3rd - S Brown
4th - WR Perry
4th - WR Iosivas
5th - WR Mingo
6th - DE Incoom
6th - OL Daniels
6th - DL Diaby
7th - HB Luepke
7th - CB Thomas V
7th - CB Ford
I'd be good with this draft. Harrison to start opposite of OBJ, Andre Carter is our fast bendy DE opposite Karlaftis who we might want to rotate with F Clark for a year or two, Perry to replace Watson's height, Iosivas to replace Mecole's speed, and Mingo to replace JuJu's size. Daniels is the new Wylie, Diaby the new Saunders, and Incoom is a nice depth piece similar to Danna. I love Luepke for Andy, he replaces Burton and acts as our #2 back. Thomas and Ford both have measurables for Spags to train up, but we might be able to get these two as UDFAs. [Reply]
31. Lukas Van Ness DE
63. Cedric Tillman WR
95. Matthew Bergeron OT
122. Keeanu Benton DT
134. Charlie Jones WR
168. Will Mallory TE
197. Christian Izien S
217. DeWayne McBride RB
219. Bumper Pool (Can't believe that's a real name) LB
227. Jalen Redmond DT
251. Darrell Luter Jr. CB
257. Elijah Higgins WR [Reply]
31. DL Tuli Tuipuloto
63. WR Jaylin Hyatt
95. WR A.T. Perry
123. WR Andrei Iosivas
133. CB Starling Thomas V
168. OT Luke Haggard
178. DE Thomas Incoom
217. FB Hunter Luepke
219. OT Wayna Morris
227. RB Lew Nichols
251. DL Yaya Diaby
257. S Kaevon Merriweather
I don't see any way it works this way because I don't see Jones falling to us and I can't see us taking 3 edge players, only one of whom really fits inside. It's a non-starter of a draft, but these are all guys I like:
1: Broderick Jones, OT - Georgia
63: Derick Hall, DE - Auburn
95: Isaiah Land, Edge - Florida A&M (this was my worst pick; not sure he fits here but I loved the ability as a rotational edge rusher in NASCAR fronts)
122: Ronnie Hickman, S - Ohio State
134: Zach Harrison, DE, Ohio State (just couldn't pass on him this late. As a late 4th rounder, he's the kind of gamble worth taking to see if he develops into a 3-down guy).
Didn't get any WR help but also didn't like the way the board fell for me.
I tried a different simulator and got a completely different outcome:
31: Josh Downs, WR - NC (really starting to like him a lot as an X)
63: Luke Musgrave, TE - Oregon State (My favorite 'move TE' prospect in the class)
95: Xavier Hutchinson, WR - Iowa State (can develop into the larger possession WR role we seem to be interested in having around)
122: Zach Harrison, DE - Ohio State
134: Jaren Hall, QB - BYU (This is probably early for a QB2 but his skill-set dovetails so nicely with Mahomes that he could be an ideal QB2 here in that he can step in without the offense needing to change too much) [Reply]
I think, given the cap problems we're now suddenly having because of the Super Bowl win, I'm changing my tune. The Chiefs are going to have to keep all 12 of their picks.
I also think, given revelations that they tried to trade for Jameson Williams and AJ Brown, that they're committed to going WR first in this draft.
Here's the draft I end up with:
31. WR Tyler Scott, Cincinnati -- the Chiefs need a true Z
63. DE Andre Carter II, Army -- going to need a year of Cullen/Clark tutelage
95. OT Blake Freeland, BYU -- a right tackle the team needs, will compete with Niang
122. OG/C Luke Wypler, Ohio State -- OL depth, insurance in case Trey Smith comes in too high next offseason
134. RB Eric Gray, Oklahoma -- a great complement for Pacheco, badly needed depth at RB
168. QB Jaren Hall, BYU -- Andy Reid's favorite program
197. DE Habakkuk Baldonado, Pittsburgh -- was the best DE of the East-West Shrine game
217. DT Keondre Coburn, Texas -- stood out at the Senior Bowl
219. S Brandon Hill, Pittsburgh
227. LB Shaka Heyward, Duke
251. CB Myles Brooks, Louisiana Tech
257. DT Brodric Martin, Western Kentucky
The roster, in my mind's eye:
QB: Mahomes, Buechele, Hall
RB: Pacheco, McKinnon, Gray, Ealy
FB: some dude
Originally Posted by Direckshun:
I think, given the cap problems we're now suddenly having because of the Super Bowl win, I'm changing my tune. The Chiefs are going to have to keep all 12 of their picks.
I also think, given revelations that they tried to trade for Jameson Williams and AJ Brown, that they're committed to going WR first in this draft.
Here's the draft I end up with:
31. WR Tyler Scott, Cincinnati -- the Chiefs need a true Z
63. DE Andre Carter II, Army -- going to need a year of Cullen/Clark tutelage
95. OT Blake Freeland, BYU -- a right tackle the team needs, will compete with Niang
122. OG/C Luke Wypler, Ohio State -- OL depth, insurance in case Trey Smith comes in too high next offseason
134. RB Eric Gray, Oklahoma -- a great complement for Pacheco, badly needed depth at RB
168. QB Jaren Hall, BYU -- Andy Reid's favorite program
197. DE Habakkuk Baldonado, Pittsburgh -- was the best DE of the East-West Shrine game
217. DT Keondre Coburn, Texas -- stood out at the Senior Bowl
219. S Brandon Hill, Pittsburgh
227. LB Shaka Heyward, Duke
251. CB Myles Brooks, Louisiana Tech
257. DT Brodric Martin, Western Kentucky
The roster, in my mind's eye:
QB: Mahomes, Buechele, Hall
RB: Pacheco, McKinnon, Gray, Ealy
FB: some dude
The more tape i see of Blake Freeland the less I like him against speed rushers to the inside. I think he will be a big project or backup at best. [Reply]
Once again assuming (a.) the Chiefs need to keep all of their draft picks, and (b.) the Chiefs will go WR in the first:
1. WR Kayshon Boutte, LSU -- best WR on the board other than Tyler Scott
2. OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee -- slam dunk 10 year tackle
3. DT Gervon Dexter Sr., Florida -- I remain high on Dexter for now
4. RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse
4. RB Chase Brown, Illinois -- went heavy on RB, but the team will only have Pacheco and Ealy under contract for next year and McKinnon is a ?
5. LB Ventrell Miller, Florida -- LB depth, and insurance in case Gay is unaffordable next year
6. DE Tyler Lacy, Oklahoma State
6. CB Darrell Luter, Jr., South Alabama
6. OG Caleb Chandler, Louisville
7. TE Marshon Ford, Louisville
7. FB Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State
7. QB Max Duggan, TCU
The roster:
QB: Mahomes, Buechele, Duggan
RB: Pacheco, Tucker, Brown
FB: Luepke