Last night following the first day of the draft, Brett Veach addressed the media. When he was asked about trading up into the first round he said,“If you were to ask me what the odds were of me getting into round one, I would’ve said very low.” So much for the drama. However, he also said, “We made calls.” Plus, he indicated, “We (he and his staff) had dialog from 27 to 31.” I guess they weren’t napping after all.
Brett Veach had “dialogue” about trading up, plus more observations from #NFLDraft Day 1️⃣
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— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 27, 2018
So, could the Chiefs still be players in a possible trade from picks 33 to 50? It sounds like it. In fact, BJ Kissel has pointed out that the Marcus Peters trade produced an extra 2nd round selection in 2019 which of course could be used this year along with perhaps one of the third round picks to move up and get a prospect that Veach might covet. If the team the Chiefs were possibly trading with valued their 2019 pick at 400 points which is the middle of the 2nd round (a # taken from the DrafTek NFL value Trade Chart) and add it to the 160 which is what their pick #86 is worth, it could vault them up to pick #34 which is worth 560 points.
Will it happen? Who knows. I’m certain that Brett Veach doesn’t even know for sure but, there were times during his interview that he would smile just a little too much.
What is clear is that today is the day that Chiefs fans everywhere will get to hear the names of the new players who will be invited to become a part of the organization. It was encouraging to hear Mr. Veach say that the guys he selects in the first 2, 3, or 4 rounds are guys he expects to come in and compete for a starting job or contribute right away. Those words would be especially astute should Veach end up navigating a defense heavy outcome at the top of this draft.
There are essentially 21 picks now until the Chiefs pick at #54 and Brett Veach has stated, “We already have a strong indication about how the first 10 to 12 picks will play out.” He said he and his group will talk on Thursday evening until they get consensus, if it takes 20 minutes, or if it takes three hours.
Ten Twitter Takes To Tide You Over Til Tonight
The AFC West got a lot better with Chubb, James, etc but it felt like an overall win for the #Chiefs with DEN not getting a QB and OAK not getting Roquan Smith
— Steven Spector (@StevenSpector10) April 27, 2018
Definitely not mad at the #Chiefs staying out of Round 1. Now, 54 and 78 could get you to the top of Round 2. That would leave you with your other R3 and BOTH R4's.
— Vowel Sharpton (@emceereach) April 27, 2018
Interesting tidbit from Albert Breer’s 2nd rock mock on the #Chiefs https://t.co/CntDcjWxnw pic.twitter.com/udoN8IWuKj
— Nick Jacobs (@Jacobs71) April 27, 2018
If #Chiefs are going to trade up tonight a pair of first round talented CB's are still on the board in Josh Jackson #Iowa & Donte Jackson #LSU. At safety, I think Justin Reid #Stanford might fall to KC if they stay put. KC did try to move into #Eagles slot at #32 but price steep.
— Chiefs Insider (@ChiefsInsider) April 27, 2018
I don't trust Tom Cable to develop Kolton Miller. Not at all.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) April 27, 2018
Josh Jackson, Harold Landry, Lorenzo Carter, Isaiah Oliver. #Chiefs call any of those names tomorrow, they’ve scored.
— Sports Talk of KC (@SportsTalkofKC) April 27, 2018
I filed this at 1 a.m. so you may have missed it: Brett Veach was happy the #Chiefs didn’t wait to select a quarterback like other NFL teams – https://t.co/FVzKBgMGZH
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) April 27, 2018
Eight players from the top 25 on our big board remain heading into day two of the NFL Draft!https://t.co/iUFlGyMQ7h pic.twitter.com/WQingIPEw5
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) April 27, 2018
Here are PFFs remaining Top 50:
- 3. MAURICE HURST, MICHIGAN – INTERIOR DEFENDER
- 8. JOSH JACKSON, IOWA – CORNERBACK
- 12. HAROLD LANDRY, BOSTON COLLEGE – EDGE DEFENDER
- 17. WILL HERNANDEZ, UTEP – GUARD
- 18. CONNOR WILLIAMS, TEXAS – TACKLE
- 21. DALLAS GOEDERT, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE – TIGHT END
- 24. JAMES WASHINGTON, OKLAHOMA STATE – WIDE RECEIVER
- 25. MASON RUDOLPH, OKLAHOMA STATE – QUARTERBACK
- 32. JAMARCO JONES, OHIO STATE – TACKLE
- 33. DONTE JACKSON, LSU – CORNERBACK
- 36. ISAIAH OLIVER, COLORADO – CORNERBACK
- 38. COURTLAND SUTTON, SMU – WIDE RECEIVER
- 39. RONALD JONES II, USC – RUNNING BACK
- 40. OGBONNIA OKORONKWO, OKLAHOMA – EDGE DEFENDER
- 41. NICK CHUBB, GEORGIA – RUNNING BACK
- 42. CARLTON DAVIS, AUBURN – CORNERBACK
- 43. MIKE GESICKI, PENN STATE – TIGHT END
- 45. DERRIUS GUICE, LSU – RUNNING BACK
- 47. KYLE LAULETTA, RICHMOND – QUARTERBACK
- 48. MARK ANDREWS, OKLAHOMA – TIGHT END
- 49. MICHAEL GALLUP, COLORADO STATE – WIDE RECEIVER
- 50. ANTHONY MILLER, MEMPHIS – WIDE RECEIVER
#Chiefs have No. 54, No. 78 and No. 86 tomorrow, and No. 122, No. 124, No. 196, No. 233 and No. 243 on Saturday.
Anxiety. #NFLDraft
— Nicole Feyh (@WIBWNicoleFeyh) April 27, 2018
Go Chiefs!
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