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Matt Miller’s latest mock draft meets lots of the Chiefs needs

By Matt Conner

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Linebacker Patrick Queen #8 of the LSU Tigers during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Linebacker Patrick Queen #8 of the LSU Tigers during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 26: Ke’Shawn Vaughn #RB29 of Vanderbilt interviews during the second day of the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 26: Ke’Shawn Vaughn #RB29 of Vanderbilt interviews during the second day of the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

Round Three – Ke’Shawn Vaughn, RB

This is the anomaly. Oh, Matt, if you’d only gone for a different prospect here, of which there were several still available. I’m sure this means, of course, that you’re higher on Vaughn than most analysts, and if you’re right, that would be fine by us. The majority of Chiefs Kingdom seems to be all for the idea of drafting someone to help at running back, but this pick seems too early for Vaughn.

By most accounts, Vaughn is a decent back with a well-rounded skill set. His numbers were strong at Vanderbilt and he was most certainly held back by a frustrating offensive front, but there’s no top-end speed here nor great hands to speak of. He’s not even one of those “impossible to bring down” guys.

It’s just hard to get excited about Vaughn in the Top 100 picks when center Matt Hennessy from Temple, tackle Saahdiq Charles from LSU, wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden from Liberty, or cornerbacks like Amik Robertson from La. Tech and Damon Arnette from Ohio State are all sitting right there.

Our take: Could use help elsewhere.

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