Chiefs headlines for Thursday, April 17

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Cris Collinsworth’s 2025 NFL Mock Draft | PFF

31. Kansas City Chiefs: T Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota

The reason they lost both Super Bowls that they lost was the same thing: [the offensive line] couldn’t get it blocked; they just couldn’t. I’ll admit that I was very late watching Aireontae Ersery. But as soon as I put him on, I already sort of had my tackles set — and then all of the sudden, he jumped to fourth on my board. He showed the athleticism... Ersery ran [the 40-yard...

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The current odds for the Chiefs’ top pick

By Pete Sweeney

We’re just eight days from the start of the NFL Draft, with the Kansas City Chiefs holding the No. 31 overall pick. As a fan, that is a long time to wait, but don’t be surprised if general manager Brett Veach pulls the trigger on...

In his first round, the respected draft analyst from The Athletic picks Ohio State’s Josh Simmons for Kansas City.

On Wednesday, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler released a seven-round mock draft for 2025, in which he sent a left tackle to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round: Ohio State’s Josh Simmons.

31. Kansas City Chiefs: T Josh Simmons, Ohio State

This played out perfectly for the Chiefs. Simmons has the talent to be in the OT1 conversation in this draft class, but a midseason knee injury and a “so-so” interview process, as...

Kansas City had a virtual meeting with a riser from the Senior Bowl and combine.

With just over a week to go until the 2025 NFL Draft, we have seen details leak about various players scheduling meetings with the Kansas City Chiefs.

One position that has been curiously light for rumored Chiefs draft interest has been wide receiver. After using a first or second round selection at wideout each of the last three drafts, Kansas City has not been reported to have hosted any of this year’s top pass catchers.

A scattering of potential Day Three wide receiver selections have...

The former Princeton tackle could be a viable Round 3 option in Kansas City’s draft.

Given what we’ve seen from Round 2 draft pick Kingsley Suamataia and Round 3 selection Wanya Morris, Kansas City Chiefs’ fans might not be interested in taking a tackle after the NFL Draft’s first round.

While picks after the first round are likelier to be dart throws, both Suamataia and Morris were physically talented tackles with traits worth developing. That’s why it’s still a good idea for the Chiefs to take some swings at the position until they get it right.

In the 2025 draft,...

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Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, April 16

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2025 NFL mock draft ... with a twist! What every team SHOULD do in Round 1 | NFL.com

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Josh Simmons

Ohio State · OT · Junior (RS)

Chiefs, you need to get tougher in the trenches. I’m not sure if you’re accomplishing that on the offensive side of the ball by trading away All-Pro talent like Joe Thuney, even if the guard was exposed when he slid over to tackle last season, especially in the Super Bowl. Yes, you...

In his latest mock, the former PFF analyst picks Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. for Kansas City.

On Tuesday, The 33rd Team’s Steve Palazzolo used his “Check The Mic” podcast with Sam Monson to release a two-round mock draft for 2025, in which he sent an edge rusher to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round: Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr.

Palazzolo didn’t offer any analysis about this pick.

To make it, he skipped over Oregon tackle Josh Conerly Jr. (who was taken by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 32nd pick), Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden II...

Categorizing the top edge prospects in this year’s NFL Draft.

Over the next two weeks, as I finish watching prospects for this draft, I’ll release some of my position tiers for this draft. Next week, I’ll post my full horizontal big board.

The tiers

To start, I’ll release my defensive ends tiers for this draft. I watched 18 defensive ends in this class. Here is how I tier players — and with an example of each:

• Top-10: Day 1 star, one of the best players at his position, resets the market when signing a second contract. Consistent...

Looking at one of the more intriguing prospects at Kansas City’s recent local pro day.

One of the more intriguing players who participated in the Kansas City Chiefs’ local pro day last week is Kansas running back Devin Neal.

While David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence underwent renovations in 2024, Neal and the Jayhawks played their home games last season at Arrowhead. Could his home on Sundays also be a short drive east on I-70 from his college campus?

Here’s what to know about Neal:

Background

Kansas’ starting running back for most of the past four seasons will...

To be considered a good haul, how many starters must a team’s draft class have? Let’s hear what you think!

The NFL Draft begins a week from Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After the three-day event, fans of every franchise will begin a years-long debate on the quality of their team’s draft class. What is the standard of success? How many starters does a team need for its draft to be considered a success? Or do you believe success should be defined in a different way?

Whether you’re a longtime commenter or established your account today, we’d like to...

Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, April 15

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NFL Draft 2025: 4 NFL teams who could trade back for more picks | SB Nation

Kansas City Chiefs

It always seems like the Chiefs could end up trading back in the first round. More often than not, it’s because they’re picking at 31 or 32, but this year I think it would make sense for KC to trade back. If there’s a run on defensive tackles or offensive linemen early on in the draft (two of the stronger parts of this class), Kansas City could end up...