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OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
Ladies and gentleman, allow me to introduce you to the Kansas City Chiefs' second round pick, Jaelyn Duncan. Hell, they may trade up for him. The team has been grappling for a year now as to how they can get LT Orlando Brown, Jr., under contract. They may not be able to. They may have to tag him and ride out another season.
In that case, or really whatever they decide to do with him, allow me to provide you an athletic tackle who has been showing off all week at Mobile. Duncan has 40 games under his belt as a left tackle, and has the fantastic size and length the Chiefs love at the tackle position. He has the power to roadgrade, he has the athleticism to get out in space (which is really what HC Andy Reid wants). He has the nimble feet to reach block and effective anchor to stymie bullrushes. On paper, and at the Senior Bowl, he is the real deal. In this offense, with all the help we are willing to give right tackles sometimes, he is a plug-and-play right tackle, with left tackle flexibility.
But I struggle with him as a first rounder, because he has some deprogramming to go through. He looks like and runs like the type of tackle the Chiefs traditionally covet under Reid's tenure, but he has some major technique work to do. This is a guy who impatient fans will crap all over in September in October, only to straighten up under OL coach Andy Heck's tutelage by Week 12. Of course, I am making assumptions about intelligence and character but I may change my tune if there's reporting out of the Combine that he interviewed poorly.
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