Chiefs News: Where 2020 draft class might fit on roster

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 09: Clyde Edwards-Helaire #22 of the LSU Tigers reacts after catching a 13-yard touchdown pass during the second quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

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Defensive back L’Jarius Sneed of Louisiana Tech (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

L’JARIUS SNEED, S – LOUISIANA TECH (ROUND 4, PICK 138)

In his junior season at Louisiana Tech, L’Jarius Sneed logged 59 tackles, 1.5 sacks. three picks (one returned for a touchdown) and eight pass break ups. His senior season, Sneed made the move to safety where he was even more productive, logging 73 tackles, six passes broken up and three picks.

While he was very productive in college, his competition at the safety position on the Chiefs is very much why he won’t be playing at safety. Sneed spent the first three seasons of his collegiate career at cornerback and moved to safety in his fourth and final year. The Chiefs have already made it known that they’ll be using Sneed as a cornerback because they need corners and don’t need safeties (at least not starting safeties).

With the departure of Kendall Fuller, corner was certainly a need coming into the draft. It appears that the Chiefs are putting their faith in Sneed that he might be able to fill that need, being able to play both corner and safety, which Fuller did admirably in the Chiefs’ run to the Super Bowl title.

MICHAEL DANNA, DE – MICHIGAN (ROUND 5, PICK 177)

Michael Danna got his start as a Central Michigan Chippewa and in 2018, he led his defensive squad in production, prompting Michigan to offer him a scholarship as a graduate transfer.

Danna played in all 13 games for Michigan, logging 38 tackles and three sacks. Despite his production in college, I see him having a very hard time carving out a place for himself on a very stout Chiefs defensive line.

The D-line is the strongest point of the entire defense, literally every player both starter and backups could start for any team in the NFL. While I have no doubt of his talent, Danna will be hard set to become much of anything with guys like Frank Clark and Chris Jones to compete with.

This was a puzzling pick for Kansas City because it felt like the Chiefs could have gotten Danna as an undrafted free agent rather than spending their (at the time) final draft pick on him. Obviously Brett Veach saw something promising in Danna and hopefully fans get to see whatever that “something” is.

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