As if the Kansas City Chiefs didn’t need another weapon in their arsenal.
According to the latest USA TODAY mock NFL draft, Oregon receiver Troy Franklin would fit in nicely with the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
Writer Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, Franklin would be the last pick of the first round in April. This was is analysis.
“The 6-3, 180-pound Franklin is not the surehanded target that one might expect Kansas City to target after a season of errors from its receiving corps,” he said. “But his deep speed and run-after-catch ability would add vital explosiveness to a passing attack that has grown far too stale.”
That passing attack wasn’t too stale to win another Super Bowl, but there was talk immediately afterward that the Chiefs could be in a great situation to win a third straight Super Bowl for the first time in league history.
Middlehurst-Schwartz also said that Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson will go in the middle of the first round at No. 21 to the Miami Dolphins.
“A unanimous All-American this past season, Powers-Johnson showed off at the Senior Bowl, making a strong claim to be the first interior offensive lineman selected,” he said. “Rugged yet refined, he sizes up as exactly the kind of figure that Mike McDaniel would covet to enhance this offense.”
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