After months of scouting draft prospects and reading up on reports and draft projections, I have finally composed my official Kansas City Chiefs 2016 NFL Draft Board.
John Dorsey has said he’ll have between 150-175 players on their draft board, and mine has 167 prospects by my count. I’m not sure if this is common for teams in the lower half of the draft who are very unlikely to trade up into the top half, but I have left off players who will definitely be gone by the Chiefs’ first pick.
The identifications and rankings of the prospects are based off their scheme fit in their respective positions. So, for example, an offensive lineman who projects only to man-blocking schemes or a cornerback who only projects well to zone defenses will not be on my board. The round projections are a prediction of where I think the Chiefs will be targeting them. Let’s take a look!
1st Round
1. Noah Spence – OLB – Easter Kentucky
2. Shaq Lawson – OLB – Clemson
3. Michael Thomas – WR – Ohio State
4. William Jackson III – CB Houston
5. Corey Coleman – WR – Barlor
6. Mackensie Alexander – CB – Clemson
7. Leonard Floyd – OLB – Georgia
8. Eli Apple – CB – Ohio State
9. Cody Whitehair – OG – Kansas State
10. Chris Jones – DL – Mississippi State
11. Vernon Butler – DL – Louisiana Tech
12. Andrew Billings – DL – Baylor
13. Shilique Calhoun – OLB – Michigan State
14. Paxton Lynch – QB – Memphis
15. Kevin Dodd – OLB – Clemson
16. A’Shawn Robinson – DL – Alabama
17. Ryan Kelly – C/OG – Alabama
2nd Round
18. Jarran Reed – DL – Alabama
19. Robert Nkemdiche – DL Ole Miss
20. Karl Joseph – S – West Virginia
21. Emmanuel Ogbah – OLB – Oklahoma State
22. Sterling Shepard – WR Oklahoma
23. Maliek Collins – DL – Nebraska
24. Jonathan Bullard – DL – Florida
25. Braxton Miller – WR – Ohio State
26. Kamalei Correa – OLB – Boise State
27. Jihad Ward – DL – Illinois
28. Darian Thompson – S – Boise State
29. Xavien Howard – CB – Baylor
30. Kenny Clark – DL – UCLA
31. Artie Burns – CB – Miami
32. Willie Henry – DL – Michigan
33. Keanu Neal – S – Florida
34. Christian Westerman – OG – Arizona State
35. Nick Martin – C/OG – Notre Dame
36. Isaac Seumalo – OG – Oregon State
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