The Kansas City Chiefs held a local pro day on Friday for 19 area college players from small and large schools alike.
The Kansas City Chiefs held a local pro day for 19 area players on Friday, an event ran by every NFL team that involves players who either grew up in the area or attended a local college. For the Chiefs front office, it’s an additional chance outside of the NFL Combine, college pro days and the 30 allowed individual visits to get a final look at a number of prospects to alter draft boards ever so slightly in various directions before the 2017 NFL Draft, to be held at the end of April.
For players, the ability to stand out one more time with such a small crowd around and with an entire front office and coaching staff looking on is a significant opportunity. For smaller school players, the chance to be in drills next to SEC players like those from Missouri is a rare opportunity without having to be among the masses. For a player like King Frazier, for example, the running back from North Dakota State is the only back besides Alex Ross from Missouri, giving him a real chance to shine in direct competition.
Here’s a complete list of the players who appeared on Friday at Arrowhead Stadium.
- Josh Augusta, NT, Missouri
- Dante Barnett, FS, Kansas State
- Deante Burton, WR, Kansas State
- Sean Culkin, TE, Missouri
- King Frazier, RB, North Dakota State
- Garrett Fugate, QB, Central Missouri State
- Connor Harris, FB/ILB, Missouri
- Rickey Hatley, DT, Missouri
- Jake Hurrell, LS, Missouri
- Austin Johnson, K, Southern Illinois
- Donavin Newsom, ILB, Missouri
- Dalton Parks, PT, Tulsa
- Pip Pipkins, DT, Texas Tech
- Alex Ross, RB, Missouri
- Michael Scherer, ILB, Missouri
- Fish Smithson, FS, Kansas
- Deron Washington, FS, Pitt State
- Jordan Willis, OLB, Kansas State
- Matt Wyman, K, Kansas