KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Round 1 (32): RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU
Round 2 (63): LB Willie Gay Jr., Mississippi State
Round 3 (96): OT Lucas Niang, TCU
Round 4 (138): S L Jarius Sneed, LA Tech
Round 5 (177): Edge Mike Danna, Michigan
Round 7 (238): CB Thakarius Keyes, Tulane

1st Round: Edwards-Helaire has the type of burst, lateral agility and quickness to create his own space as a runner, and he is a diverse weapon in the passing game. The concern is how he will be utilized. Having a first-round running back on the roster can lead to suboptimal decision-making whether consciously or subconsciously. For Andy Reid, that s calling more runs to justify taking a running back in the first round. For Patrick Mahomes, that s looking to check down a little sooner because he knows Edwards-Helaire could make something happen. You have a special type of talent in Mahomes that the league has never seen. PFF says you don t want to even take the ball out of his hands in favor of runs or ever have him doing anything other than keeping his eyes downfield looking for big plays. Stay tuned.

Balance Of The Draft: The Chiefs had one of the most uninspiring linebacker corps in the NFL last season. Gay changes that in 2019. He tested out on Isaiah Simmons levels of freaky at the combine with a 4.46-second 40 time, 39.5-inch vertical, and 11-foot-4 broad jump at 6-foot-1, 243 pounds. Gay ranked third among off-ball linebackers behind Simmons and Patrick Queen on PFF s big board, 39th overall. Niang ranked 13th among offensive tackles and 112th overall on PFF s big board. He also ranked inside the top-40 offensive tackles in overall grade in each of the past three seasons at TCU ... Danna graded really well at Central Michigan in 2018, but his production dropped off quite a bit after transferring to Michigan in the summer. He can play the run and collapse the pocket a bit at the NFL level. The explosiveness isn't quite there for his game to translate. He earned a 91.6 overall grade in 2018 and an 80.9 overall grade in 2019. He ranked 162nd on PFF s big board.

Steal Of The Draft: Willie Gay Jr.

Draft Grades: Playbook C

ESPN: C+... PFF: B-... SI: C+... Composite: C+