2019 NFL Draft: Seven tight end targets for the Kansas City Chiefs

Keenen Brown – Texas State

Keenen Brown started his college career at Oklahoma State, but after a couple seasons with minimal usage, he transferred to Texas State and put up some good numbers. He ended up with 54 receptions for 580 yards and 5 touchdowns. Pro Football Focus gave him an impressive 87.0 receiving grade and a respectable 73.1 blocking grade as well.

Brown was a high school wide receiver and he still moves like one even at 6-foot-2 and 250 pounds. He’s still got some work to do on his route running but once he gets the ball in his hands he runs really well in the open field.

Here’s a highlight video that Texas State put out after he announced he was declaring for the NFL draft.

Brown would need some development, but his pass catching prowess and ability to create yards after the catch could make him a nice addition in the later rounds of the draft. I especially like the idea of him lined up for the Chiefs where defenses will have to focus on so many other weapons. Matched up against a linebacker, Brown could definitely make some plays especially with someone like Patrick Mahomes throwing him the ball.

So there you have it Chiefs fans, seven tight ends that I would love for the Chiefs to target outside the first round of the coming draft. It’s an incredibly deep draft for tight ends with several other mid-to-late round options that I didn’t cover that I’m not quite as high on, including Caleb Wilson, Isaac Nauta, Drew Sample, Alize Mack, and Kaleb Smith.

Regardless of who you like, there’s no debating that it’s a great draft for the Chiefs to land a new tight end to replace the departed Demetrius Harris as their second tight end.