Chiefs reach deals with six draft picks

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Chiefs reach deals with six draft picks, including Mitch Morse of MU

Missouri Tigers offensive linesman Mitch Morse was the Chiefs’ second-round pick in the NFL Draft. | David Richard The Associated Press

By TEREZ A. PAYLORtpaylor@kcstar.com
Six of the Chiefs’ nine draft picks are now in the fold.

Center Mitch Morse, inside linebacker Ramik Wilson, inside linebacker D.J. Alexander and defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches have agreed to contracts, sources told The Star on Monday. Also signing contracts were tight end James O’Shaughnessy and receiver Da’Ron Brown, according to the NFL’s transaction report.

Morse, who went to Missouri, was taken in the second round, while Wilson, who went to Georgia, was taken in the fourth round. Alexander, who went to Oregon State, was taken in the fifth round, while Nunez-Roches, who went to Southern Mississippi, was taken in the sixth round.

O’Shaughnessy, who went to Illinois State, was a fifth-round pick and Brown, who played at Northern Illinois, was a seventh-round pick.

The Chiefs also drafted Washington cornerback Marcus Peters in the first round, Georgia receiver Chris Conley and Oregon State cornerback Steven Nelson in the third round.

To reach Terez A. Paylor, call 816-234-4489 or send email to tpaylor@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TerezPaylor.

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