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The 2019 All Draft Crush Team for the Kansas City Chiefs

By Lyle Graversen

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 01: Darrell Henderson #8 of the Memphis Tigers scores a touchdown during the first quarter of the American Athletic Championship against the UCF Knights during the first at Spectrum Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 01: Darrell Henderson #8 of the Memphis Tigers scores a touchdown during the first quarter of the American Athletic Championship against the UCF Knights during the first at Spectrum Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 9: Defensive back Deandre Baker #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs breaks up a pass intended for wide receiver Tyler Simmons #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Georgia Bulldogs on October 9, 2016 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Todd Bennett/GettyImages)
COLUMBIA, SC – OCTOBER 9: Defensive back Deandre Baker #18 of the Georgia Bulldogs breaks up a pass intended for wide receiver Tyler Simmons #3 of the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Georgia Bulldogs on October 9, 2016 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Todd Bennett/GettyImages) /

Cornerback: Deandre Baker – Georgia

Georgia’s Deandre Baker entered the draft process as one of the top cornerback prospects on the market. After measuring just 5-foot-11 and running a 4.52 second time in the 40-yard dash, Baker began to see his stock slip. In fact, if you look up lists of the most overrated draft prospects, Baker’s name has become a trendy name to see. I’m here to tell you that they’re all crazy.

Look, I get it, he’s not 6-foot-2 and blazing fast, but you know what he does? He sticks to his man and takes him out of the play. Last I checked that’s the main goal for a corner. I keep reading about how he gets beat too often because of his lack of “long speed”. If someone was guilty of getting beat too often because of their speed, wouldn’t you expect them to give up a lot of yards and touchdowns? Because Baker was exactly the opposite of that.

Baker allowed one of the lowest numbers of yards per cover snap in the country and hasn’t allowed a single touchdown the past two seasons. Baker is a very competitive corner that covers really well and that’s why he’s at the top of my list of targets for the Chiefs in the first round.

Runner Up: Justin Layne – Michigan State

This might have been my toughest call of this list. While Baker is my number one crush at cornerback, it was a dog fight for the runner up spot between Justin Layne, Rock Ya-Sin, and Sean Bunting. Ultimately, I think Layne may have the highest upside of those three so he gets the nod here. Layne is a corner with good length and movement skills. His time playing wide receiver has helped his ball skills and is likely a big part of why he had 16 pass deflections this past season (that’s more than Trayvon Mullen and Lonnie Johnson had combined). Layne may be a little raw from a technique perspective but he has the raw tools to become a really good starting cornerback down the road.

Finally, my safety crushes.

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