Chiefs drafting 28th in 2016 NFL Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs know where they will be drafting in the 2016 NFL Draft, which will take place on April 28 in Chicago, Ill. If this seems like the latest the Chiefs have picked in a while, that is because they have never picked further back than this before. Good sign for the future.

This is a draft class that doesn’t have a ton of skill position players, but is loaded on both the offensive and defensive lines. Should general manager John Dorsey choose to go that route (although as Dorsey always says, the board will dictate what Kansas City does) he will have plenty of options. The Chiefs have some needs, but those needs will fluctuate with free agency coming well before the draft.

Last year, Dorsey and the Chiefs drafted 18th overall and selected cornerback Marcus Peters. In the second round, Dorsey shocked everyone with a perceived reach and took center Mitch Morse out of the University of Missouri. As it turns out, Peters will easily win the Defensive Rookie of the Year while Morse was a stud on the interior.

If Kansas City can knock out another quality draft and add two or three more key players, it will be in prime position for a Super Bowl run.