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