NFL mock draft: Chiefs could experiment along offensive line with Mizzou star

If the Kansas City Chiefs want some options, the NFL draft might just give it to them.

The latest 2025 mock draft out from Pro Football Network's Dalton Miller is just a one-round affair, but it brings up a buzzy new name for the Chiefs and it's an intriguing curveball that could allow them some real flexibility up front.

At No. 32 overall (we appreciate the belief in a three-peat here), Miller has the Chiefs going with an in-state product by taking Armand Membou, an offensive tackle from the University of Missouri.

A Mizzou star could allow the Chiefs to change things up along the offensive line.

Membou is a three-year starter at right tackle for the Tigers, giving him tremendous experience against elite competition. Miller loves his track record and writes:

"There isn't a single offensive lineman in the country with a better résumé than Armand Membou. He allowed only nine pressures without a single sack this season and did so playing against Boston College (Donovan Ezeiruaku,) Texas A&M (Stewart and Scourton), Alabama (LT Overton and Co.), South Carolina (Kyle Kennard and Dylan Stewart), and Arkansas (Jackson)."

Earlier this month, Membou officially announced he was set to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft and forgo his final season at Mizzou in order to achieve his dreams of playing professionally.

For the Chiefs, Membou would fit the profile of a high-ceiling lineman who is still very young—an early 21-years-old around draft time. If that sounds familiar to Kingsley Suamataia, it is, but Membou's experience comes on the right side—although NFL scouts are bullish on his ability to slide inside as well and fill in at guard.

For the Chiefs, a pick like Membou could really generate some flexibility in the short- and long-term along the offensive line.

Membou could play a number of roles for the Chiefs up front. He could supplant Jawaan Taylor on the right bookend role if the Chiefs decide the mistakes are too much or the price is too expensive. Membou could also give the left side another big prospect swing to find a long-term blindside protector. If the Chiefs wanted to stick with Taylor for another year and give Suamataia a full shot at starting in year two, the Chiefs could slide Membou inside as a replacement for Trey Smith if he's allowed to leave in free agency.

Basically the selection of Membou gives the Chiefs a starting caliber player with a big-time ceiling who could aid the team's roster construction in myriad ways depending on how the market fares for other positions and/or how other players end up working out. This could allow the Chiefs to remain patient as they evaluate Taylor and other options, negotiate with Smith, and so on.