Chiefs: Mock Full of Trades
by Paul Pulley | April 11, 2019
Since both CBSsports and Drafttek have once again adjusted their player rankings for the 2019 draft, I thought I would do one last mock draft in mine own style. For anyone not familiar with my first two mocks, I began by assembling a list of players that I feel would fit the Kansas City Chiefs (a list that continues to grow).
My Parameters for the Trading
First, in order to find an overall draft ranking for players, I use a combination of cbssports prospect rankings and drafttek’s big board, averaging the position rankings for each player. Once again I determined that no player could be selected more than 4 spots after that average, but selecting a player sooner could simply be considered a reach. To place values on the individual draft picks in order to make trades, I used the newer draft trade chart that places a different value on each of the 256 draft picks. Here is the draft trade value chart that I used.
As I did before, I made certain that my “trade partner” was in possession of all of the draft picks when making trades for multiple selections. The Chiefs currently have 8 draft picks:
It still amazes me how the players that I “target” end up grouped together in regards to their position rankings. Although my player lists continue to grow, it’s still difficult to find players at every draft selection that is obtainable when using this method. With not only the changes to prospect rankings, but also recent changes to the Chiefs roster, I made four trades while performing this mock, ending up with nine selections.
The Players Drafted
The players I selected and their rankings are:
The trades that I made in order to make these selections and the total values of the picks in parentheses are as follows;
When all of the trades were made, I ended up with 9 draft picks;
Breakdown of the Players Selected
Round 2, Pick 10; DT Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame, 6-6 and 295 pounds. A powerful 3 tech, Tillery will make an excellent addition to the d-line. Able to relieve Chris Jones and then combined with Jones on passing downs, should make a formidable interior pass rush duo.
Round 2, Pick 29; WR Parris Campbell, Ohio St., 6-0 and 205 pounds. Ran a blistering 4.31 at the combine. Even if Hill’s future with the Chiefs is secure, 2019 could very well be Watkins final season in Kansas City. Securing his replacement now, to start learning Coach Reid’s hefty system and to start building a chemistry with Patrick Mahomes, is a must.
Round 3, Pick 10; CB Trayvon Mullen, Clemson, 6-1 and 199 pounds. A good sized corner with experience in different coverages, so isn’t just a system player. Played for the national champions, so has experience in big games. Was the Defensive MVP in the title game.
Round 3, Pick 15; TE Josh Oliver, San Jose St., 6-5 and 249 pounds. San Jose State’s primary receiver and played with inaccurate QB’s but was still productive. A good route runner and ball tracker with very good hands. Would make an excellent 2nd TE. Was recruited as a linebacker, so should pick up and improve blocking fairly easily.
Round 4, Pick 10; DE Jalen Jelks, Oregon, 6-5 and 256 pounds. Tall with long arms, but quick and plays strong. Needs to add some strength and consequently bulk, but should fill a need as an edge defender.
Round 4, Pick 16; LB Joe Giles-Harris, Duke, 6-2 and 234 pounds. Giles-Harris lacks speed, but plays with good instincts and has been productive. Just a 2 down LB, but adds needed depth at the position.
Round 4, Pick 35; OT Max Sharping, Northern Illinois, 6-6 and 327 pounds. Smaller school prospect with very good upside. Has experience at both tackle positions as well as right guard. Sharping is smart and a hard worker. Sharping redshirted his freshman year, but he has been extremely durable, starting 52 straight games since.
Round 6, Pick 11; RB Dexter Williams, Notre Dame, 5-11 and 212 pounds. A productive RB with receiving skills. Excellent ball security, but comes with a couple character red flags but hopefully he has grown up some.
Round 7, Pick 16; DT Albert Huggins, Clemson, 6-3 and 305 pounds. An unsung player on Clemson’s defensive line. Huggins holds well against double teams and can still apply pressure. A powerful player that can add good depth to the DL and replace X. Williams in 2020.
Final Thoughts on Trading
My initial goal was to trade back and pick up an extra day-2 pick, but staying with the parameters that I set and not being interested in just settling for any draftable player because they fit a certain draft spot, this proved to be very difficult. As can be seen, by trading back 11 spots from the initial pick 29, and performing a couple other trades, I was able to end up with 2 selections in the first half of the 3rd round. Plus I acquired 3 early day-3, 4th round, picks, which I thought added tremendous value to this years draft.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this and take heart, as the actual NFL draft will be here in a few short days (14) and all the speculation on who the Chiefs draft will convert to speculation on how the draftees will fit and how they will play.
Paul Pulley — ArrowheadOne
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