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How the Kansas City Chiefs second-year players could make a leap forward

By Matt Conner

FOXBOROUGH, MA - OCTOBER 14: Tremon Smith #39 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs with the ball in the third quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MA - OCTOBER 14: Tremon Smith #39 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs with the ball in the third quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 14, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 1: Justin Jackson #21 of the Northwestern Wildcats is tackled by Kahlil McKenzie #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers as Matt Frazier #57 of the Northwestern Wildcats and Derek Barnett #9 of the Tennessee Volunteers look on during the first half of the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on January 1, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 1: Justin Jackson #21 of the Northwestern Wildcats is tackled by Kahlil McKenzie #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers as Matt Frazier #57 of the Northwestern Wildcats and Derek Barnett #9 of the Tennessee Volunteers look on during the first half of the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on January 1, 2016 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /

Round: 6

What We’ve Seen: Nothing.

What We Could See: The next Zach Fulton. No one is going to expect much from McKenzie this year at all as he’s likely still in a developmental phase. This is, after all, his very first full year with the team and he’s switching sides entirely from defense to offense. That said, if he’s going to make a leap of some kind, McKenzie could step in to the role Jeff Allen attempted to fill last year which is a versatile interior backup who can step in and give an ailing line a boost.

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ust like McKenzie, Fulton was a former sixth round pick who played his way to a $7M annual salary in a hearty second payday. McKenzie could look forward to the same in future years, but in terms of next season, he could give the Chiefs a deeper line than expected with potential backups like Andrew Wylie, Cam Erving, Nick Allegretti and more. If McKenzie is a real player, Brett Veach has some trade depth to work with in a league hungry for quality offensive linemen.

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