*****The Juan Thornhill Thread*****
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excitement level �� when <a href="https://twitter.com/Juan_Thornhill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Juan_Thornhill</a> got the call. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLDraft</a> | April 26-27 | ABC, ESPN, NFL Network <a href="https://t.co/JVxVvPVH3m">pic.twitter.com/JVxVvPVH3m</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1121974309470208000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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First!

**** yeah!!!!

This franchise is obsessed with tweener DBs

this made up for the first one. im VERY HAPPY AGAIN YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell yes!!

ESPN says hes a CB, NFL network says hes a safety. I don't know! But both postitions are needed so cool!

Quick , someone search his Twiter feed and see if he said anything "unwoke" when he was 13.

LOVE IT!!!!

Amazing night

Bye bye Sorensen.

Love it. Love it. Love it.

I’M THORNY

So ****ing stoked!

1st round: Frank Clark

2nd round: Mecole Hardman

2nd round: Juan Thornhill


Wow guys!!!!

Need TE, OL.

Any desire to trade up for Metcalf?!?

Seems like the kind of guy you'd want covering TEs and in a big nickel.

Apparently he was a high school basketball star too

Hard to argue with either of these picks

I wonder what Veach sees him as a CB or Safety

IM HORNY AS HELL FOR THORNHILL!!!

Duane Brugler, from the Athletic, rated him #5 safety in draft. Projected him at about #49, so it wasnt a reach for him. Brugler's take:

BACKGROUND: A three-star athlete recruit out of high school, Juan Thornhill is one of the best athletes to ever come out of Altavista, leading the high school to five state championships in three seasons (three in basketball, two in football). He played quarterback on offense and posted 1,299 passing yards and 1,562 rushing yards as a senior, adding five interceptions as a safety on defense. On the basketball court, Thornhill recorded over 1,000 career points and made SportsCenter with his high-flying dunks. He received scholarship offers to play collegiate basketball, but he chose football. Ranked as an “athlete” recruit, he was the No. 22 player in the state and committed to Virginia (his first offer) as a safety prior to his junior season, subsequently shutting down his recruitment. He played both cornerback and safety over his collegiate career. Thornhill accepted his invitation to the 2019 Senior Bowl.
STRENGTHS: Long, rangy size...smooth shuffle and clean redirection in space...comfortable in man-to-man, using physicality and contact balance to attach and ride patterns...recognizes route concepts and has the diagnosis abilities of a former quarterback...flashes the reaction quickness to drive and undercut routes...above- average tracking, judgement and ball skills (his 13 career interceptions rank sixth-best in school history)...averaged 13.6 yards per interception return (13/177/0)...doesn’t lack for toughness as a tackler and takes proper pursuit angles...graduated with his bachelor’s degree (December 2018)...versatile experience with 36 starts spread between cornerback (22) and safety (14).
WEAKNESSES: Lanky and lacks a prototypical build for an NFL safety...lacks twitchy turn-and-run skills...not a burner...inconsistent take-on skills downhill...doesn’t back down as a tackler, but arrives hot and needs to improve his strike zone...overly patient with his reads and would like to see him take more chances...grabby downfield, attracting holding calls.
SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Virginia, Thornhill arrived in Charlottesville as a safety before moving outside to corner his sophomore and junior seasons. He moved to the “Sabre” strong safety position as a senior and led the team in tackles (98) and interceptions (6), playing everywhere from nickel to single-high to linebacker (showed he can just as easily press as he can play from deep positioning). Thornhill, who wears No. 21 for Sean Taylor, doesn’t play as fast as he timed, but he has a smooth lower body and doesn’t get off-balance in his movements. He has plus anticipation and ball skills, but will take the worst of hits when his tackling technique isn’t perfect. Overall, Thornhill is more smooth than sudden, which causes him to be a beat late at times, but his instincts, field range and roster versatility are strong selling points, projecting as a high alignment safety who can walk down and cover slot receivers.


I took out his stats because it was really hard to transfer the format.

Never mind.

Love this pick

I'm going with FS.

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Pff guy says he might be the best FS in this draft, and says a team might try him at CB.

Veach having a great night IMO

hes 100% a safety, playing fs for us this year. he's like Mathieu in that he's interchangeable at both spots. truly a great pick that i think can become a hofer tbh

I agree

ok I've seen some highlight videos, I like this pick. He's gonna start day 1 on the other side of the badger at safety. He looks like he plays the ball and is strong. I like it.

I don't know much about Thornhill - But if Adderley was there, why didn't we take him? - I missed about ten mins - did N Adderley go?

good athlete

Hell Yes!

Adderly was gone.

Could have had him at 56 though.

The Chargers took Adderly at #60.

Picked off Daniel Jones 4 times!!

so this is basically what we traded Peters for right and last years 4th or something. I think its gonna end up being a good deal for us.

Yip

DUDE I LOVE THIS PICK!!!!!

Guaranteed it will

He will make a pro bowl one day. Mark it down.

I'm pleased with this selection.

Well, I assume Armani Watts broke his dick so bad that the mother****ier is pissing out of his sphincter

Later Sorensen

This guy plays the run like DJ and EB when they were in their primes.

I LOVE this pick. Dude is a freak athlete.

*giddy*

Hopefully a little of both. Packages, packages, packages!

To put this pick into perspective: It's so good it could have been the only pick we made in this draft and we would have gotten an A+

I'm so hyped for this season now.

After Reid’s press conference a couple mins ago... nope. Reid said Thornhill can play all over the field along with Mathieu and Sorenson

I’d have gladly taken him 29 had we kept it.

Awesome pick here, I think this guy can ball out of control on this team, a near perfect pairing with honey badger. I am extremely pleased with the defensive moves we have been making after I was a little bit worried after releasing Berry and Houston

Feels good to say, doesn't it?

Also, does this mean we never have to hear the words "Ron" or "Parker" ever again? 'Cause I'm very good with that.

Yeah I think Spaggs will like Sorenson.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Juan Thornhill said he&#39;s excited to be headed to Kansas City. Said he thought he might land in the first round, so having to wait through tonight was difficult.</p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattderrick/status/1121959363776794625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If I am Reid, I break camp with him startling alongside Matthieu

I'm sure that's the plan. I don't think anyone would be startled if it happened.

dude I'm still high on Watts too.... our secondary won't be too bad if we can fill that void at CB

This is a prime example of what everyone said was a “deep” defensive draft. He would have been a 1st rounder some years, correct?

True ^

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are 32 teams and 31 will regret not taking me‼️</p>&mdash; The_Juan_And_Only (@Juan_Thornhill) <a href="https://twitter.com/Juan_Thornhill/status/1120871561735680002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On God y’all gone feel me!!!!</p>&mdash; The_Juan_And_Only (@Juan_Thornhill) <a href="https://twitter.com/Juan_Thornhill/status/1121947085484580865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excitement level �� when <a href="https://twitter.com/Juan_Thornhill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Juan_Thornhill</a> got the call. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLDraft</a> | April 26-27 | ABC, ESPN, NFL Network <a href="https://t.co/JVxVvPVH3m">pic.twitter.com/JVxVvPVH3m</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1121974309470208000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

God I love this kid. He has everything we could want.

Height, weight, speed, versatility to play everywhere.

13 INT’s 26 passes defended and 12 TFL’s.

Dude is gonna make a day 1 impact

Dude **** yeah, he was my favorite safety. I went on a progression from adderley to gardner johnson to him I honestly thought he would have been a 1st rounder

I wanted this guy in the first. And we got him in the second!! Veach I love you

Excellent pick.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Good stuff from <a href="https://twitter.com/Juan_Thornhill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Juan_Thornhill</a>. <a href="https://t.co/XZUalGtiXQ">https://t.co/XZUalGtiXQ</a></p>&mdash; BJ Kissel (@ChiefsReporter) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefsReporter/status/1121981803651391488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The more i watch him play, and the more i learn about him the more i Love him. God damn this was an excellent pick!

Andy Reid: Are you healthy?..........Are you healthy?

that's concerning

I think that’s just something Reid always asks. There was a bunch of noise and celebrating on the other end of the phone and I think he kept asking Reid what he said. Then it just became uncomfortable for Reid and he couldn’t do anything but keep asking.

That give me a Big Horny Boner!!

I could not be more stoked that the Chiefs took this kid. I legitimately thought he was going round 1 and would end up in Seattle to replace Thomas. I've wanted this kid for a while and thought he became out of reach. I'm less than stoked about the other two picks, but this one makes up for it.

Like this guy I do. He football very good.

Tried to say they didn't need to burn a 1 on a safety. Didn't think they would take one, but getting him at 63 is fantastic.

No complaints.

From the Athletic:
The Chiefs go with Juan Thornhill, a selection has Steve Spagnuolo written all over it. Andy Reid essentially just confirmed that Juan Thornhill & Tyrann Mathieu can both be versatile in the back end of the secondary. He says both players can be interchangeable per situation of the game & scheme. Thornhill wants to play football so badly that he basically said he’ll play every position in the secondary & be the Chiefs’ kicker if needed.” —Nate Taylor

Dude my boner is ****ing enormous for this guy. And I didn't give too much of shit about him 5 hours ago. Just listening to his mindset will show you that we've got a stud back there for a while. His tape is good too.

I was shocked we got him.

I thought he’d go earlier

Looks like Reid/Veach are trying to get their new Brian Dawkins, Desean Jackson and Fletcher Cox.

They may have done it.

I never researched any draft prospects this year.
After reviewing Juan's film, id say we have db who can actually make a tackle for once.
Looks like a ball hawk, and looks like he should have been picked early 2nd or late first time will tell... great value late 2nd for sure

That's the kind of dude you want