KC Chiefs Go With Safe Pick In 2016 Mock Draft

Round 5 – Pick 153: Jake Coker (Quarterback, Alabama)

The Chiefs already have two backup quarterbacks from the SEC, why not make it a third?

Chase Daniel will likely be moving on from the Chiefs unless he’s willing to take less money to stay. He was the highest paid backup in the league last season, behind Robert Griffin III.

The Chiefs may not decide to carry a fourth quarterback but I don’t see any reason that they would shy away from that philosophy now. There have been four quarterbacks in camp since Andy Reid came over and it’s likely that he’ll look to keep a deep pool of young talent.

Jake Coker only has one year of experience as a starter. He was beat out by Jameis Winston for the starting job at Florida State. After transferring to Alabama he was beat out for the starting job again, this time by Blake Sims.

His numbers in college aren’t going to jump off the page at you. He threw 21 touchdowns in 2015 compared to eight interceptions. He does have a decent completion percentage and plays in a pro-style offense.

According to Alex Martin Smith of SECCountry.com, at least one NFL scout thinks highly of Coker:

"“Phil is going to take a lot of heat for choosing Coker as a homer pick for a Senior Bowl spot at quarterback, but he’s going to get drafted,” an anonymous NFL scout told NFL.com. The 6-foot-4 senior has completed 65.7 percent of his passes for 2,489 yards, 17 touchdowns and eight interceptions this year. “He has size and a pro arm,” the scout said. “I think he can be a better pro than college quarterback.”"

Whether or not the scout is accurate remains to be seen, but Coker is worth a shot in the fifth round. The Chiefs already have their quarterback position filled, but if Coker can learn from Alex Smith for a few years he could be worth something. He already has decent scrambling ability and doesn’t make poor decisions all that often when passing.

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