2021 NFL Draft: Second round targets for the KC Chiefs

Wide Receivers

I’d love for someone like Rashod Bateman or Terrace Marshall to fall to the Chiefs in the second round, but I don’t see any way that happens. You also won’t find any diminutive speedsters on my list of targets. Look, guys like Elijah Moore or even Rondale Moore are great players, but with Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman, the Chiefs don’t need another player with similar make up. What they need is a receiver with the size and ability to play on the outside in Sammy Watkins old spot. I believe all four of these options could do just that.

Dyami Brown – North Carolina

I’m guessing that Dyami Brown is more likely to sneak into the late first round than still be on the board at the end of the second round, but he’s a player who I would pound the table for if he was still around at pick #56. Brown has enough size at 6’0″, 190 pounds to play outside and has the speed (4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash) and tracking ability to be a true deep threat in K.C.’s offense. He also has good hands and runs solid routes. I think he’ll be a great weapon in any offense, but in K.C. he could be a future star in the making.

Amon-Ra St. Brown – USC

While I don’t think Amon-Ra St. Brown has quite the upside of Dyami Brown, he is more likely to still be on the board at the back end of the second round and still has the traits to be a successful #2 wideout in KC’s offense. St. Brown isn’t huge at 5-foot-11 and 197 pounds, but he’s big enough and his leaping ability and flexibility allow him to play a little bigger than his listed height. He played a lot in the slot at USC, but if the Chiefs think he can make it on the outside in the NFL he could be a great second round value.

Tylan Wallace – Oklahoma State

Tylan Wallace is neck and neck with Dyami Brown as my favorite round two wide receiver target for the Chiefs. Wallace has okay size at 5-foot-11 and 194 pounds, but he’s tough as nails and there is no such thing as a ball that he can’t go get. He’s not as fast as some wideouts in this class, but his 4.49 forty shows that he has enough speed to be a deep threat, especially considering his ability to go up and snag balls out of the air. Plus, Wallace is tough across the middle of the field as well. He may not be a star wideout in the NFL, but he’s the kind of guy who could absolutely do major damage if a defense was busy focusing their attention on guys like Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce.

Nico Collins – Michigan

If the Chiefs wanted to add a guy with elite size and physical tools to play on the outside in the NFL unlike anyone they currently have on the roster, Nico Collins of Michigan could be their guy. Collins is 6-foot-4, 215 pounds and has a big 78.5 inch wingspan. Then you throw in that he had a 4.45 second 40 and a 37.5 inch vertical jump, and it isn’t hard to see how it could be tempting to add this kind of weapon who could stretch the field on the outside, body defenders across the middle, and be a big target in the red zone to K.C.’s offense at the end of the second round. He’s still really raw and would need some development, but the upside is huge.

Now let’s talk about some tight end options that could be tempting in the late second.