{"id":83237,"date":"2020-03-22T08:20:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T12:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=83237"},"modified":"2021-03-09T21:49:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T02:49:46","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-mock-draft-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/22\/kansas-city-chiefs-mock-draft-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs Mock Draft Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the first wave of free agency in the books, it\u2019s time to start looking forward to the 2020 NFL Draft. Free agency changes the needs of teams across the leagues, which obviously goes on to impact the NFL Draft. Analysts across the country are doing their best to break down these updated needs to give the clearest picture possible as to what to expect in a months\u2019 time. Without further ado, here is a Kansas City Chiefs mock draft roundup from all across the internet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kansas City Chiefs Mock Draft Roundup: Two Favorites Emerge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/draft\/2020\/mock-drafts\/lance-zierlein\/381300\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lance Zierlien \u2013 NFL.com<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>D\u2019Andre Swift [<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2020\/03\/02\/dandre-swift-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scouting Report<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lance Zierlien clearly believes that running backs still matter in today\u2019s NFL, as he has Kansas City taking arguably the most dynamic running back in the class. <strong>D\u2019Andre Swift<\/strong> is a talented three-down back with the skills to make a difference in both the running and passing game. However, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/ReidAn20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Reid<\/a><\/strong> has a history of turning every running back he touches into a star, so he doesn\u2019t need to waste a top pick on the position. Reid\u2019s fantastic system combined with the relative unimportance of the position would make this a surprising selection.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2020\/03\/21\/nfl-mock-draft-post-free-agency-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NFL Mock Draft: Post-Free Agency Edition &#8211; Last Word on Pro Football<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>A.J. Terrell<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl in large part thanks to a defense that played better than the sum of their parts. They can\u2019t bank on that happening again, so the Chiefs grab cornerback <strong>A.J. Terrell<\/strong> in this mock draft. Terrell could be the best cornerback on the roster right out of the gate and should go a long way in shoring up the pass coverage.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thedraftnetwork.com\/articles\/marino-s-2020--what-would-i-do--nfl-mock-draft-1.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Marino \u2013 The Draft Network<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>A.J. Terrell<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Marino agrees that Terrell is the best option for Kansas City with the 32<sup>nd<\/sup> overall pick. The Clemson product excels in man coverage and can follow his receiver anywhere on the field thanks to his quick feet and smooth transitioning ability. Note that Marino has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2020\/02\/11\/jeffrey-okudah-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeffrey Okudah<\/a>, C.J. Henderson, Kristian Fulton<\/strong>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2020\/02\/19\/jeff-gladney-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jeff Gladney<\/strong><\/a> going off the board before Terrell. There is no way Okudah falls to 32, but it\u2019s possible that one of the other four is still on the board with pick 32.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/20\/mock-draft-11-three-rounds\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated Three-Round NFL Mock Draft<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Jaylon Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another cornerback, but this time it\u2019s Utah product <strong>Jaylon Johnson<\/strong>. For the same reasons as mentioned above, Sports Illustrated believes the Chiefs should go after a cornerback. However, with Terrell going off the board with the 29<sup>th<\/sup> pick, the Chiefs go with the next man up.<\/p>\n<p>This is a three-round mock, so Sports Illustrated also has the Browns going after running back<strong> Clyde Edwards-Helaire<\/strong> and cornerback <strong>Amik Robertson<\/strong> with their second- and third-round selections. Edwards-Helaire should challenge <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WillDa05.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damien Williams<\/a><\/strong> for touches right out of the gate while Robertson will compete to serve as the teams CB3.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/draft\/mock-draft\/expert\/will-brinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Brinson \u2013 CBS Sports<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>D\u2019Andre Swift<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brinson admits that the Chiefs will probably trade out of the first round if they\u2019re in this spot, but since he\u2019s not mocking trades, he takes running back D\u2019Andre Swift. As previously mentioned, Swift has an ideal skill set for Kansas City\u2019s offense and would certainly make a few highlight-reel plays.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"Nnpoa2qpRblzVm74J15yfg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1200358291\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Nnpoa2qpRblzVm74J15yfg',sig:'nGOIlXqRi1g5ImAXy2IAwNnaRYiPOzBhWwaOg6XUZx8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1200358291',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs Mock Draft Roundup: With the first wave of free agency in the books, see who the analysts think the Chiefs will take in the NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":83238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,54,1647],"tags":[5273,6203,6205,6260,6194,7738,6031],"class_list":["post-83237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","category-editorials","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-a-j-terrell","tag-c-j-henderson","tag-clyde-edwards-helaire","tag-dandre-swift","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-draft","tag-kristian-fulton"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}