ChiefsPlanet - Draft whispers from Sporting News reporter

Not trying to threadjack, just came across Daniel Jeremiah's Ask 5 and figured this would be the best thread to post it in.

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Ask 5: Which position in 2017 NFL Draft is the deepest?

I reached out to five NFL personnel executives and asked them which position they thought was the deepest in the upcoming draft. Here are their answers.

Executive 1: Tight end

"This is the best group of tight ends I've seen in a long time. There are 7 guys at the position that are going to come in and be major contributors in Year One. I think the safety group is a close second. You are going to see some really good players still on the board in the fourth and fifth rounds."

Executive 2: Safety

"Overall, this is the best group of DBs we've had in several years. Specifically, I love the safety depth. I keep watching one good player after another. The UConn kid (Obi Melifonwu) was a revelation at the Senior Bowl. The safety at Utah (Marcus Williams) is a great player and he isn't even one of the five best safeties in the draft."

Executive 3: Cornerback

"This draft is loaded with corners. There are some elite guys at the top of the draft, but I think there are some excellent value guys in the middle rounds and a bunch of sleepers I really like on Day 3 (Rounds 4-7)."

Executive 4: Cornerback

"I think it's a very deep draft at several positions, but cornerback is the deepest, followed closely by the running back group. I think we could see a major run on cornerbacks in the first three rounds. I think we could see 20 of them go off the board in the top 100 picks."

Executive 5: Cornerback
"I love the corners in this draft. I think every team has them in a different order and I'm fascinated to see how they come off the board."

Summary: That's three votes for cornerback and one apiece for safety and tight end.

Conclusion: I think you can make a case for several positions being the deepest in the upcoming draft, but I believe cornerback belongs at the top of the list. I currently have 10 cornerbacks in my top 50 players and I felt guilty for leaving a handful of other cornerbacks off my list. The running back and tight end groups are also loaded with quality depth. Although I'm not in love with the top-tier talent at the position, I believe there is some depth in the quarterback class as well.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...edium=referral