*** 2023 Prospect Tracker: Chiefs Interest / Visits / Work Outs *** - Page 2

Dante84 · 11:40 PM

2022 Recap
In our 5th straight home AFC Championship game, we avenged the '22 loss to the Bengals and went to our 3rd Super Bowl in 4 years, winning the whole damned thing.

It was a "re-tooling" year, stemming from Veach's decision to cut ties with long time starters like Tyrann Matheiu, Charvarius Ward, Daniel Sorenson, and most notably, Tyreek Hill. The talking heads wrote us off before the season began when the rest of the AFC West spent half a billion dollars to take us down, but we didn't write back.

Instead, Veach and co put on an elite performance in the offseason, bringing in some notable FA's (Reid, Dunlap, JJSS, MVS) and absolutely crushing the draft. Of our 10 picks, 9 played significant snaps and there was extreme value found late in the draft. Additionally, there was a mid-season move to acquire Kadarius Toney and it paid off when it counted most.

Two years ago, Veach attacked the OL in the offseason with incredible results. Last year, he attacked the secondary and infused it with youth, setting that position group up for years. This year, there's an opportunity to overhaul both the DLine and the WR rooms.

In addition to the Draft & FA decisions, there are some contract decisions to be made on our own high-impact players, like OBJ, Chris Jones, Sneed, and Gay.

Overview
This is the 12th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft.

No dancing around it - last year, this thread has a poor showing, but not for lack of trying. Cards were held tightly to the vest, as many of the draft picks revealed that they had, in fact, met with the Chiefs. It was just never reported. The only "hit" was a PS QB in Chris Oladokun, who was drafted by the Steelers and snagged after final cuts.

For those who are new: the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. *Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team.

I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of The Draft Network, other sites' write ups, or their team's website.

Let's meet some of our future Chiefs:

2023 Draft - Chiefs Prospect Tracker

Offense
QB
Logan Bonner, Utah State

RB
Tyjae Spears, Tulane
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State

WR
Xavier Smith, Florida A&M
Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Ronnie Bell, Michigan
Tre Tucker, Cincinnati
Jacory Rankin, Mississippi Valley State
Nathaniel Dell, Houston
Rashee Rice, SMU
Quentin Johnston, TCU
Peter Afful Jr., Washburn
Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas
Colton Dowell, Tennessee-Martin
Zay Flowers, BCU

TE
Dalton Kincaid, Utah
Josh Whyle, Cincinnati
Leonard Taylor, Cincinnati
Daniel Barker, Michigan State

OT
Wanye Morris, Oklahoma
Tyler Steen, Alabama
Anthony Bradford, LSU
Broderick Jones, Georgia
Darnell Wright, Tennessee
Jordan McFadden, Clemson
Trevor Reid, Louisville
Jake Witt, Northern Michigan
Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas

IOL
Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse
John Ujukwu, Boise State
Ryan Hayes, Michigan
Jerome Carvin, Tennessee
Anthony Bradford, LSU
Cooper Hodges, Appalachian State

Defense
CB
Rejzohn Wright, Oregon State
Arquon Bush, Cincinnati
Julius Brents, Kansas State
Cam Smith, South Carolina
Jerrick Reed II, New Mexico
Ekow Boye-Doe, Kansas State
Kahlef Hailassie, Western Kentucky

S
Daniel Scott, University of California, Berkley
Alex Cook, Washington
Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State
Jerrick Reed, New Mexico State

DE / Edge
Derick Hall, Auburn
Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
Nolan Smith, Georgia
Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
Lonnie Phelps, Kansas
DJ Johnson, Oregon
Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice
Andrew Farmer II, Lane
BJ Thompson, Stephen F. Austin
Will McDonald, Iowa State
Truman Jones, Harvard
Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan

LB
Daiyan Henley, Washington State
DeMarvion Overshown, Texas
Noah Sewell, Oregon
Jeremy Banks, Tennessee
Micah Baskerville, LSU

DL
Gervon Dexter, Florida
Desjuan Johnson, Toledo
Brodric Martin, Western Kentucky
Deslin Alexandre, Pitt
Jalen Carter, Georgia
Mazi Smith, Michigan

DT
Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
Dante Stills, West Virginia
Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
Caleb Sampson, Kansas

Special Teams
P
Adam Korsak, Rutgers

K

LS

Links to Past Years:

Spoiler!

**Tribal Warfare** · 03-01-2023, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staylor26

The Chiefs sure have met with a lot of the smaller EDGE rushers...

Nplan Smith is a surprising interview considering he's 235 lbs

**The Franchise** · 03-01-2023, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noblestofall

Oregon State CB Rejzohn Wright

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Notre Dame DE Isaiah Foskey met with the Chiefs

via GIPHY

Dante84 · 03-01-2023, 11:08 AM

Updated

staylor26 · 03-01-2023, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Nplan Smith is a surprising interview considering he's 235 lbs

I think he'll be closer to 240-245 at the combine, but I get the sense that the Chiefs are a little more open to taking an undersized guy than we think.

RunKC · 03-01-2023, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante84

Auburn EDGE Derick Hall said he formally met with Chiefs. "I loved sitting down with Andy Reid and the guys in that room, really just showing what I can do. Draw up a bunch of different things. ... I loved every second of it, showing what I could do, and they enjoyed it as well." pic.twitter.com/VNemTyVHh9
— Jesse Newell (@jessenewell) March 1, 2023

Really like this kid. Good fit for us

Mecca · 03-01-2023, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/list...views-updates/

Kansas OLB Lonnie Phelps met with the Chiefs at the Senior Bowl

Washington State LB Daiyan Henley met with the Chiefs

Notre Dame DE Isaiah Foskey met with the Chiefs

Wisconsin DT Keeanu Benton to have formal meeting with Chiefs

Flordia DL Gervon Dexter had formal with the Chiefs

Georgia DE Nolan Smith had a formal meeting with the Chiefs

I really like Daiyan Henley.

Titty Meat · 03-01-2023, 02:34 PM

We've met with alot of DE's....

JPH83 · 03-01-2023, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by staylor26

I think he'll be closer to 240-245 at the combine, but I get the sense that the Chiefs are a little more open to taking an undersized guy than we think.

It is interesting. Almost like being really good against the run despite being undersized helps. Everyone else convinced me he's a terrible pick so I'd kinda laugh if we pulled the trigger on him

BEAVER · 03-01-2023, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noblestofall

Oregon State CB Rejzohn Wright and Tulane RB Tyjae Spears.

Wright is a Last Chance U kid - watched him all season at Oregon State this year - really a solid cover guy. Long too - which I like - but some see as a detriment with regard to changing directions less quickly.

RunKC · 03-02-2023, 09:16 AM

From the athletic:

Quote:

So, tight end is universally seen as a deep class this year. And then defensive tackle, defensive end — pretty much the whole D-line is a good group.

https://theathletic.com/4265326/2023...shared_article

Great news for us

JPH83 · 03-02-2023, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RunKC

From the athletic:

https://theathletic.com/4265326/2023...shared_article

Great news for us

Think it's a year to build the DL.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 03-02-2023, 01:05 PM

Sounds like Frank Clarks replacement is being sought out

**Tribal Warfare** · 03-02-2023, 02:23 PM

https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/list...views-updates/

Rutgers P Adam Korsak spoke with Chiefs

Cal S Daniel Scott met with the Chiefs

Chiefs met with Texas LB DeMarvion Overshown

Cincinnati CB Arquon Bush met with the Chiefs

WVU DT Dante Stills met with the Chiefs

K-State CB Julius Brents has met with the Chiefs

Dante84 · 03-02-2023, 03:00 PM

Updated

staylor26 · 03-02-2023, 03:03 PM

I absolutely love Julius Brents, and I bet the Chiefs do too. If they didn't draft 3 CBs last year, they'd probably draft him.

02-22-2023, 05:40 PM
Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS Casino cash: $1811996 VARSITY	* 2023 Prospect Tracker: Chiefs Interest / Visits / Work Outs * 2022 Recap In our 5th straight home AFC Championship game, we avenged the '22 loss to the Bengals and went to our 3rd Super Bowl in 4 years, winning the whole damned thing. It was a "re-tooling" year, stemming from Veach's decision to cut ties with long time starters like Tyrann Matheiu, Charvarius Ward, Daniel Sorenson, and most notably, Tyreek Hill. The talking heads wrote us off before the season began when the rest of the AFC West spent half a billion dollars to take us down, but we didn't write back. Instead, Veach and co put on an elite performance in the offseason, bringing in some notable FA's (Reid, Dunlap, JJSS, MVS) and absolutely crushing the draft. Of our 10 picks, 9 played significant snaps and there was extreme value found late in the draft. Additionally, there was a mid-season move to acquire Kadarius Toney and it paid off when it counted most. Two years ago, Veach attacked the OL in the offseason with incredible results. Last year, he attacked the secondary and infused it with youth, setting that position group up for years. This year, there's an opportunity to overhaul both the DLine and the WR rooms. In addition to the Draft & FA decisions, there are some contract decisions to be made on our own high-impact players, like OBJ, Chris Jones, Sneed, and Gay. Overview This is the 12th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft. No dancing around it - last year, this thread has a poor showing, but not for lack of trying. Cards were held tightly to the vest, as many of the draft picks revealed that they had, in fact, met with the Chiefs. It was just never reported. The only "hit" was a PS QB in Chris Oladokun, who was drafted by the Steelers and snagged after final cuts. For those who are new: the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team. I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of The Draft Network, other sites' write ups, or their team's website. Let's meet some of our future Chiefs: 2023 Draft - Chiefs Prospect Tracker* Offense QB Logan Bonner, Utah State RB Tyjae Spears, Tulane Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State WR Xavier Smith, Florida A&M Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee Ronnie Bell, Michigan Tre Tucker, Cincinnati Jacory Rankin, Mississippi Valley State Nathaniel Dell, Houston Rashee Rice, SMU Quentin Johnston, TCU Peter Afful Jr., Washburn Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas Colton Dowell, Tennessee-Martin Zay Flowers, BCU TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah Josh Whyle, Cincinnati Leonard Taylor, Cincinnati Daniel Barker, Michigan State OT Wanye Morris, Oklahoma Tyler Steen, Alabama Anthony Bradford, LSU Broderick Jones, Georgia Darnell Wright, Tennessee Jordan McFadden, Clemson Trevor Reid, Louisville Jake Witt, Northern Michigan Anton Harrison, Oklahoma Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas IOL Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse John Ujukwu, Boise State Ryan Hayes, Michigan Jerome Carvin, Tennessee Anthony Bradford, LSU Cooper Hodges, Appalachian State Defense CB Rejzohn Wright, Oregon State Arquon Bush, Cincinnati Julius Brents, Kansas State Cam Smith, South Carolina Jerrick Reed II, New Mexico Ekow Boye-Doe, Kansas State Kahlef Hailassie, Western Kentucky S Daniel Scott, University of California, Berkley Alex Cook, Washington Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State Jerrick Reed, New Mexico State DE / Edge Derick Hall, Auburn Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame Nolan Smith, Georgia Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State Lonnie Phelps, Kansas DJ Johnson, Oregon Ikenna Enechukwu, Rice Andrew Farmer II, Lane BJ Thompson, Stephen F. Austin Will McDonald, Iowa State Truman Jones, Harvard Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan LB Daiyan Henley, Washington State DeMarvion Overshown, Texas Noah Sewell, Oregon Jeremy Banks, Tennessee Micah Baskerville, LSU DL Gervon Dexter, Florida Desjuan Johnson, Toledo Brodric Martin, Western Kentucky Deslin Alexandre, Pitt Jalen Carter, Georgia Mazi Smith, Michigan DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin Dante Stills, West Virginia Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern Caleb Sampson, Kansas Special Teams P Adam Korsak, Rutgers K LS Links to Past Years: Spoiler! 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Last edited by Dante84; 02-13-2024 at 11:40 PM..
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