2023 mock draft: Chiefs take big-time playmakers on both sides of ball
By Grant Tuttle
Trent McDuffie is all the rage in Kansas City right now, but next year the Chiefs will need further depth. Stevenson makes for a more stereotypical Steve Spagnuolo pick for a corner. As a longer guy, he has plenty of functional athleticism and could be a playmaker at the next level.
Although he has a ways to go in terms of making plays on the ball, he has all of the physical tools that being an excellent cornerback should have. Stevenson would work well for a team like Kansas City looking to add more depth and functional rotation guys.
To be honest, Mingo could be a first-round pick. He could also slide to the fourth or fifth. Next year will make or break his placement in this draft class. With that in mind, his ceiling is plenty high. Mingo has very good athletic traits and his length makes him difficult to defend. When he enters the draft next season, he could truly be the receiver with the highest potential.
The Chiefs are likely going to need to add more talent in the receiver as they currently will have just two receivers under contract next season (Marquez Valdez-Scantling and Skyy Moore). If they want to add a playmaker to fill the role of JuJu Smith-Schuster when and if his price tag is too high, Mingo in any round between one and four could be the move to make.
Who knows how long the Chiefs will have their current running back room? Perhaps they will fall in love with their guys. If not, Eric Gray would make a lot of sense in a later round. While Gray is not going to impress with incredible power or pass-blocking, he does make for an excellent receiving back that can stretch the field.
Andy Reid would love to have a player like Gray in the screen game and as a homerun hitter on draw plays and misdirection runs. If Gray makes it to a later round, the Oklahoma running back would make for an excellent piece of the offense and running back committee.