The Kansas City Chiefs have some work to do thinning out their draft board ahead of the 2020 NFL draft following the combine. Brett Veach and his staff work to remove plenty of names in order to assemble their final draft board. Pro days, private workouts and top-30 visits will be the final chance players have to make an impression, however, several players have perhaps sealed their fate at with their performances at the combine.
In 2019, I selected Florida DL Jachai Polite, Texas WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Troy CB Blace Brown as players Kansas City should remove from their draft board. Two of those players, Brown and Humphrey, went undrafted. Polite was drafted in the third round by the New York Jets, but he didn’t make it past roster cuts. Both Polite and Humphrey are currently on NFL rosters, but none of the three players have yet to make an impact in the NFL.
Here are three players that I think the Chiefs should remove from their final draft board following the results of the 2020 NFL combine:
USF TE Mitchell Wilcox
Wilcox came in under threshold in his height (6-3), weight (247), hand size (9.25) and arm length (32.25). I’d look past those things if he didn’t have a poor performance the rest of the way.
The best measurable drill that Wilcox had at his combine was his short shuttle time (4.43). Every other measurable drill for Wilcox was an unmitigated disaster. Only two tight ends ran worse in the 40-yard dash (4.88). He had the second-worst vertical jump (31 inches) and the worst broad jump (112 inches) of any of the tight end group.
Did he make up for anything in bench press? Nope, instead, he was one of just four tight ends that participated in drills to not lift.
The gauntlet wasn’t a good look for Wilcox either.
Mitchell Wilcox just took a football to the face during the 'Gauntlet Drill' at #NFLCombine
The audible 'OHHHHH' is amazing. pic.twitter.com/9pm239QGS4
— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) February 27, 2020
It’s hard to draft Wilcox after his combine performance, but I know he’s an effort player on tape and if he interviewed well, perhaps NFL teams will view it differently. For me, it’s a pass.