Mock draft season is upon us.
The Kansas City Chiefs have a unique task at hand. They’re picking at No. 32 as the result of winning the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history. What will they do with the last pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft?
Many analysts have opinions on what Brett Veach can do in the draft to keep this team as a contender. Some believe it starts with building up the defense even more than they did in 2019. Others feel that they should surround Patrick Mahomes with every weapon possible.
A lot of things can still change about what the Chiefs need heading into the draft. There is still free agency on the horizon in just a few weeks. Here’s a look at who analysts have sent to the Chiefs most recently:
| Player & Position | School | From |
| CB Trevon Diggs | Alabama | Luke Easterling – Draft Wire |
| DL Jordan Elliott | Missouri | Doug Farrar – Touchdown Wire |
| WR Brandon Aiyuk | Arizona State | Charles Goldman – Chiefs Wire |
| RB D’Andre Swift | Georgia | Chad Reuter – NFL.com |
| DL Marlon Davidson | Auburn | Pete Prisco – CBS Sports |
| CB CJ Henderson | Florida | Kyle Crabbs – The Draft Network |
| CB Trevon Diggs | Alabama | Jonah Tuls – The Draft Network |
| CB Trevon Diggs | Alabama | Jordan Reid – The Draft Network |
| CB Jeff Gladney | TCU | Ben Solak – The Draft Network |
| C Cesar Ruiz | Michigan | Mel Kiper Jr. – ESPN |
| LB Patrick Queen | LSU | Danny Kelly – The Ringer |
| DT Ross Blacklock | TCU | Chris Trapasso – CBS Sports |
| CB Bryce Hall | Virginia | Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz – USA Today |
| CB Jeff Gladney | TCU | Consenus – nflmockdraftdatabase.com |
Is running back truly an option?
Early on in the mock draft season, the Kansas City Chiefs were almost guaranteed to land a running back in the first round. Guys like J.K. Dobbins, Jonathan Taylor and D’Andre Swift were a pick your poison trio that consistently found their way to Kansas City.
After the Super Bowl LIV win, analysts are realizing that RB might not be highest on the priority list. RB Damien Williams had a phenomenal postseason run and even had the final touchdown that clinched the Super Bowl victory. He was backed up by sixth-round rookie RB Darwin Thompson and those were the only two players active at the position.
If the Chiefs took one of those RBs in the first round, it’d be the first time they selected a player at that position in the first round since 2003, when they took Penn State RB Larry Johnson.
Consensus on position and player
In 2019, the consensus was that the Chiefs would select a cornerback. Even after they traded their first-round pick to acquire DE Frank Clark, folks thought they were sure to grab a CB at the top of the second round. Now that RB seems to be out of the equation, most people are looking at the Chiefs’ roster and saying, “They need a cornerback.”
Only one starter remains under contract at the CB position (Charvarius Ward) with Bashaud Breeland and Kendall Fuller set to become free agents. The need at the position is definitely there as the roster currently stands. Two names that have popped up often are Alabama CB Trevon Diggs and TCU CB Jeff Gladney. Right now, Gladney seems to be in the lead on nflmockdraftdatabase.com‘s consensus mock draft with 13% of all mock drafts sending him to the Chiefs at pick No. 32.