Kansas City Chiefs add key pieces to keep the championship window wide open
The draft feels less important if Mahomes is your quarterback, but the Chiefs made great use of their picks. Passrusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah made perfect use of their first round roster and now the Chiefs have two young, talented edge rushers with Anudike-Uzomah joining George Karlaftis. Rice gives the Chiefs the kind of receiver they needed […]
The draft feels less important if Mahomes is your quarterback, but the Chiefs made great use of their picks. Passrusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah made perfect use of their first round roster and now the Chiefs have two young, talented edge rushers with Anudike-Uzomah joining George Karlaftis. Rice gives the Chiefs the kind of receiver they needed to add to the offense and Wanya Morris is a sleepy choice to potentially be their long-term right tackle. This was exactly the type of draft the Chiefs needed to keep their championship open (which will never close as long as Patrick Mahomes is still Patrick Mahomes).
Favorite Choice: Rashee RiceWR, SMU (55th overall)
Rice is the type of jack-of-all-trades the Chiefs needed to add to their squad. Rice isn’t quite the burner of the rest of the Chiefs’ receivers, but he’s a strong technician, a quality route runner, and played a lot for SMU. Skyy Moore and Kadarius Toney can raise the ceiling of an offense with their ability to make big plays, but guys like Rice raise the floor. He’s the perfect addition to the players they already have on the roster and with Patrick Mahomes, he might be able to make a big impact as a rookie.
Least favorite choice: Chamari ConnerS, Virginia Tech (119th overall)
Picking Conner as a bad pick here is nitpicking, but he wasn’t really meant to go that high. Maybe they could have caught him later in the draft.
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Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas Border (R1, 31st overall)
SMU WR Rashee Rice (R2, 55e)
Oklahoma OT Wanya Morris (R3, 92nd)
Virginia Tech DB Chamarri Conner (R4, 119th)
Stephen F. Austin rim BJ Thompson (R4, 166th)
Texas DT Keondre Coburn (R6, 194th)
Ball State CB Nic Jones (R7, 250th)
