Orlando Brown Jr. (17), Kansas City Chiefs
What PFF says…
After a dreadful offensive line performance cost Kansas City a shot at winning Super Bowl 55, the team made a power play for Orlando Brown Jr., trading away its 2021 first-round pick, among others. The Chiefs will eventually have to pay Brown handsomely, as he is still on a rookie contract. Was the juice really worth the squeeze for the Chiefs? Not really, but it does solve the problem to an extent, as Brown is a reliable and quality tackle.
Brown demanded a trade from the Ravens after filling in for Ronnie Stanley at left tackle and expressing his desire to stay there. Brown did have the best season of his short three-year NFL career in 2020. His grade at left tackle ranked 16th among those with at least 350 snaps at the position. He was consistent week after week throughout the season. In fact, Brown was the only tackle overall in 2020 to start all 16 games and not once record a single-game PFF grade below 60.0. Yet, he also never cracked a single-game PFF grade above 80.0.
What Sooners Wire says…
Everyone witnessed the harassment Patrick Mahomes faced in the pocket in Super Bowl LV by the Bucs. Solidifying the offensive line became Andy Reid’s top priority. General manager Brett Veach sent the 31st overall pick, a third-round pick, a fourth-round pick and a 2022 fifth-rounder for Ravens’ OT Orlando Brown Jr. In addition to Brown’s acquisition, the team drafted another Oklahoma product, center Creed Humphrey. Brown will be tasked with protecting Mahomes, the club’s most valued asset and ascending young quarterback that has taken the NFL by storm with his arm-talent. In the 11 games Brown played at left tackle in 2020, he did not allow a sack or QB hit, per PFF. He will help revitalize the O-Line in Kansas City.
A final transition to the AFC East.