Todd McShay’s latest mock draft is KC Chiefs’ worst possible outcome

At their original 30th overall position, the Chiefs address the pass rush.

This is the saving grace of McShay’s outline of the Chiefs’ first two days at the draft.

With the 30th overall pick, he has the Chiefs selecting edge rusher from Minnesota, Boye Mafe. Mafe has been one of the highest risers through the draft process after his impressive combine. He is an explosive athlete with great size, power, and bend. The potential for him to become an impact player early on in his career is high, and in a place like Kansas City, it is towering.

With virtually no threats at defensive end on the Chiefs’ current depth chart, plugging in an athlete like Mafe would offer him an opportunity to shine out of the gate, and create some greater opportunities for someone like Frank Clark, who seems to have lost his edge over the years. There are a number of stellar prospects in this deep edge class of 2022 that will be available for the Chiefs in their originally designated draft position, and Mafe is at the top of that list.

It is inevitable that one of the Chiefs’ first-round picks will go towards a defensive end should they elect to stand pat and keep all of their capital. However, in contrast to McShay’s mock draft, the perfect world would display the other of the two being used on either a cornerback or an offensive tackle, which, respectively, serve as priorities 2A and 2B on this roster.

Granted, there are a couple of receivers who will slip to the 29/30 range that will be enticing to Brett Veach and company, George Pickens and Christian Watson for example, and taking one wouldn’t hurt, but there is one crucial point to consider. In a universe where a team that has hosted four straight AFC Championship games finds itself with six selections in the top 100 prospects, it is critical to be advantageous in that position for what it could mean to the team long-term.

The biggest blunder: Chiefs select a running back with pick number 50

This is where Todd McShay’s mock draft 2.0 truly gets its Disaster Movie status.

The Chiefs’ 2022 offseason included the acquisition of Ronald Jones in free agency, and the depth chart currently displays Jones, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and Derrick Gore. While there is certainly room for a fourth member in the running back room to complete a likely platoon-styled deployment, using one of the day two—or even day three, for that matter—selections on that fourth member is completely asinine.

This is not a shot at Breece Hall, who McShay has the Chiefs taking here at 50. He may well even be a sneaky day one guy at the draft. However, for someone who makes a living covering the NFL to think that the Kansas City Chiefs would use one of their first four selections in this year’s draft on a running back is alarming. Where on God’s green earth does it make an ounce of sense for a team who has ZERO depth at cornerback, ZERO depth on the defensive line, and dangerously minimal depth on the offensive line to take a day two running back?

Earth to Todd McShay: the lack of oxygen beyond the atmosphere where your head is roaming has completely shut off your ability to demonstrate cognitive understanding of the topics which comprise your profession. Seriously. This one is downright senseless. If it comes to fruition, there will be mutiny among  Chiefs Kingdom, a group of fans still on its knees begging for their last early-round running back to pay off.