Kansas City Chiefs: Five players who may be underrated
By Chris Taylor
The Kansas City Chiefs are loaded with talent in many positions. This offseason left fans wanting more, but the talent may already be here.
Last week Chris Clark wrote an article covering five Kansas City Chiefs players that may be overrated. This left many asking who some underrated players might be on the Chiefs roster this season. The answers to that question are finally here.
The term underrated means something or someone not well known by the mass public but of high quality. The Kansas City Chiefs have many unknowns on the team this season, whether it be new names or players in a new scheme. Fans cannot wait to find out the answers to these questions. Until football is actually being played, here might be your five most underrated players.
Chris Conley
Chris Conley only played five games last season before going down thanks to an Achilles injury. In those five games, he was only targeted 16 times. Out of those 16 targets he caught 11 passes with a catch percentage of 68.8%, according to Pro-football-reference.com. To put that number in perspective, Tyreek Hill finished the season at 71.4%. Through five games he had a catch percentage of 73.5%.
These numbers suggest that Conley is more than an adequate receiver. The lack of usage, or targets, left Conley in the background during highlights and game footage. This, in turn, left fans wanting more. As the 2017 season started, the majority of talk surrounding Conley was negative.
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After the Chiefs said goodbye to Jeremy Maclin, the weight was all on Conley’s shoulders. An example of the feelings surrounding Conley before last season, this article by Leigh Oleszczak details his underachievements.
The few targets Conley received before his injury started to slowly persuade fans to his side. He was getting open and usually came through when his name was called. Perhaps unfairly, he will have to prove himself all over again this season, with a different quarterback and added weapons. What does this mean for Conley? Each time he is targeted, he is going to have to make the most of it. Especially with a barrage of young receivers playing behind him.