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OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
The more film you see on Jones, and the more you read on him, the less likely it is that he will remain on the board by the time the Chiefs select. There is an athletic profile that the NFL craves in its tackles, and Jones is the epitome of that skillset. He is athletic in ways that are just unfair; he has fantastic length, great size, moves easy, with a kickslide that can set him deep or shallow if need be, and everything you need for a nimble, dancing bear in pass protection to someone who can drop plow and stone a bullrush.
It's easy to forget, though, that Jones "only" has a little under two years starting experience, his technique is all over the place, in both the pass and the run game. So the question is, how fast do you think he can learn on the job, and that's something teams will have to figure out in interviews.
I think we all broadly agree that the most sensible policy at left tackle in 2023 is to tag Orlando Brown, draft a stud tackle high, and have them learn on the job at right tackle before taking over left tackle in 2024. Jones will be able to physically do everything the Chiefs ask of him if he lasts long enough to get draft, but the question is how much do you trust Andy Heck to mold a left tackle out of him by 2024. I'd put the odds at very high.
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