We’re down to counting the hours until the beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Kansas City Chiefs have positioned themselves with no glaring needs to fill in the draft. They’ll have a variety of different routes to choose from in the draft. They can attack it with an eye toward the future or they can look for immediate impact players to maximize their chances of a Super Bowl repeat. Whatever happens, the best news is that they have options and don’t have to feel pigeonholed into taking a certain position or player in the draft.
Here are my final thoughts on what the Chiefs might do when they finally come on the clock on Thursday:
Round 1, Pick 32: TCU WR Jalen Reagor
You may not think that Reagor is worthy of a first-round draft pick, but I’m here to tell you he has plenty of fans in the NFL, including a very important figure in Kansas City.
Held back by poor quarterback play in 2019, Reagor is an elite playmaker at the receiver position. He has speed and explosion at 5-11 and 206 pounds, with homerun potential every time he touches the football. TCU was good at getting Reagor the ball in creative ways, utilizing him as a return man on special teams and as a rusher on jet sweeps.
There has been some criticism of route-running and blocking with Reagor, but I actually came away impressed in both areas. While he isn’t perfectly refined in his routes, he uses subtle movements to get defenders off their mark. As a blocker, he is good at stalk blocking, but he could be a bit more physical at times.
Reagor revealed at the combine that he’s actually friendly with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, talking to him on a frequent basis. Before flipping to TCU, Reagor was committed to joining Mahomes at Texas Tech. Mahomes has even thrown with Reagor in the past. If there’s anyone who knows best the potential of this underrated receiver, it’s Mahomes.