Kansas City Chiefs: Rookie report card for 2019 season
By Casey Adkins
B. . RB. Kansas City Chiefs. DARWIN THOMPSON
Darwin Thompson had a lot going for him, but that didn’t really materialize on the field. Despite all of the hype in the world heading into the season, Thompson was struggling to find snaps on offense with Damien Williams having a bit of a breakout season.
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Throw in the competition from both Darrel Williams and LeSean McCoy and the Chiefs had more mouths than they had snaps. When Darrel went down with an injury, Thompson became the Chiefs third running back and later the backup once Shady was benched.
The problem with Darwin Thompson was that he was too hot and cold. Toward the end of the season and in the playoffs, he only saw the field on offense when Williams needed a breather.
His biggest impact play was when he recovered the fumble on Special Teams against Houston in the divisional round that helped propel the Chiefs to a massive turnaround. Unfortunately, that is all I see Thompson being unless the Chiefs get another running back who is great on special teams. Luckily for Thompson, the Chiefs put a massive emphasis on special teams.
While there was a tremendous amount of hype for Darwin Thompson coming out of Utah State, he didn’t live up to it, but there was potential shown during his rookie year for sure. He gets a B for 2019.
I. . OG. Kansas City Chiefs. NICK ALLEGRETTI
Unfortunately, Nick Allegretti didn’t play near enough snaps for him to get a grade, as he only played nine total offensive snaps for the Chiefs in 2019. He was active during the playoffs, but only saw time on special teams.
With the Chiefs having some decisions to make along the offensive line this offseason, 2020 could be when Allegretti sees the field as more than just a backup.
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There weren’t any UDFA’s that I felt were worth looking at, which isn’t a bad thing. Overall, this class is much better over the previous year although guys like Tanoh Kpassanoh did show some improvement in their sophomore season.
I give this class a solid B.
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The KC Chiefs got some starters in Hardman, Thornhill, Fenton (in sub packages) and Saunders with someone like Thompson being a decent option in certain spots and on Special Teams.
For a team as loaded as the Kansas City Chiefs are, I don’t think you could have asked for much more from their 2019 rookie class.