Sandy's Jan/Feb Chiefs Mock Draft

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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ----- 2016 ...................

DRAFT PICKS:

The Kansas City Chiefs make a short move up to #20 overall and select...

-------------- QB / Mitch Trubisky / North Carolina

Alex Smith will be 33 years old by the time the 2017 season starts, and he is one concussion away from electing to retire. The Chiefs need a young and talented QB to be next in line. Mitch Trubisky has first round talent, but lacks seasoning. He will need to absorb the Andy Reid playbook on the sideline, and fine-tune his skills until his time to step in. Smith and Reid will be great people to learn from, and Trubs has a heck of a future.

* traded #27 + #59 for #20 + #97 *

The Kansas City Chiefs calmly strut to the podium for #65 overall to select...

-------------- DL / Carlos Watkins / Clemson

Plan B is not at all bad. Carlos Watkins is an excellent defensive piece to add to Bob Sutton's 34D. The Chiefs were already intent on keeping Jaye Howard inside at NT after Poe's departure. Howard played his best ball for KC when at NT, and he's a very solid starter. Watkins will team with year 1 stud Chris Jones as the starting DE duo. Veteran Allen Bailey will compete for snaps and the starting spot versus Watkins... while another good youngster in Rakeem Nunez-Roches will continue to backup Jaye Howard at NT.

The Kansas City Chiefs send in their card at #97 overall and select...

-------------- OL / Avery Gennesy / Texas A&M

Avery has some versatility to play inside or out, and KC adds to the talent and depth here. There are some IOL with contracts almost up.

The Kansas City Chiefs turn in their card for #131 overall to select...

-------------- EDGE / Derek Rivers / Youngstown State

Justin Houston has yet to get near to full health, though he should be 100% by season's start. Tamba Hali is a warrior that is sadly near the end. Dee Ford has a year left on his contract, though a 5th yr option to consider. It's time for the Chiefs to inject some pass rushing talent to the defense.

The Kansas City Chiefs turn in their card for #151 overall to select...

-------------- CB / Fabian Moreau / UCLA

Marcus Peters and Terrance Mitchell are locked in as starting LCB and RCB. Phillip Gaines competes for RCB and Steven Nelson's NCB spot. DJ White also showed promise when healthy. Plenty of good CBs, but the value of Moreau is too enticing, and a couple of CBs will be out of a contract after the year.

The Kansas City Chiefs turn in their card for #177 overall to select...

-------------- NT / DeAngelo Brown / Louisville

Two words come to mind.. disruptive.. freak. DeAngelo Brown is a freakishly strong anchor upfront, yet also adept in getting backfield penetration. The Chiefs lost both starting DEs in the first half of 2016, and their man in the middle (Poe) had nagging back issues. The DL group will now consist of Chris Jones, a healthy Howard and Bailey... plus Carlos Watkins, RNR, and D'Brown. KC is in strong shape moving ahead to greatly improve the lousy run defense that plagued them.

The Kansas City Chiefs turn in their card for #181 overall to select...

-------------- ILB / Marquel Lee / Wake Forest

DJ Alexander and Justin March are the expected starters while Derrick Johnson recovers.. yet again. Hopefully, the two youngsters improve as the DL in front does. If they do or don't, Marquel Lee has 3 down starter potential soon enough. He will compete with the aforementioned starters, and almost certainly push out Cole or Smith as depth.

The Kansas City Chiefs turn in their card for #213 overall to select...

-------------- WR / Travin Dural / Louisiana State

The starting trio of Maclin, Hill, and Conley are locked in, while Travin Dural will now compete with Shepard, DAT, and Robinson for the WR depth roles.

to be continued in a moment...