AA’s Initial Grades For The Chiefs 2016 Draft Class

4th Round – Pick 106
Eric Murray – CB – Minnesota

AA Grade: B

My thoughts: If you read my post on the Chiefs finding a mid to late round cornerback from a few weeks back you may remember that Eric Murray was one of the three corners that I profiled as a good fit for KC. So naturally I was excited about this pick. Much like Russell, I don’t think Murray has elite number one corner upside, but this is the fourth round we’re talking about, so that’s to be expected. I do think that Murray has the potential to be a starting outside corner if given some time to develop. Murray is also not the ideal size to start outside at 5-foot-11 and 199 pounds but is also fast (4.49 forty), strong (15 bench press reps), and has an outstanding vertical leap (39.5 inches).

When you watch Murray on tape the first word that comes to mind is physical. It is both his greatest strength and biggest weakness. It is a strength because he isn’t afraid to jam receivers at the line and knock them off their routes. It is a weakness because sometimes he is too “grabby” with wideouts and can draw penalty flags.

This physical nature could possibly serve him well in KC in a couple of different areas. First, he will likely be a star special teams player and I’m sure his selection was strongly endorsed by Special Teams coach Dave Toub. Second, Murray is physical enough that he could not only play inside a nickel corner, but he could even conceivably play as a coverage safety in the sub package if the need arises. Murray was my second favorite player the Chiefs selected in this draft class.

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