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Chiefs Mock Draft 2.0: Post Combine

By West Valentine

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Daxton Hill #30 of the Michigan Wolverines defends against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 20, 2021 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Daxton Hill #30 of the Michigan Wolverines defends against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 20, 2021 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /
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Kansas City Chiefs target Josh Paschal
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – JANUARY 01: Josh Paschal #4 of the Kentucky Wildcats warms up prior to the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on January 01, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /

Round 2

I think Round 2 of this draft is loaded with potential. There are impact players at a variety of positions including DE, WR, LB, and OL. The Kansas City Chiefs will have a lot of choices with this pick, but the potential to get a starting Edge Rusher is too tempting.

There are two I focused on – Nik Bonitto from Oklahoma and Josh Paschal from Memphis. Bonitto is a slimmer, faster edge rusher who is built more like a big linebacker. He’s more of a sack specialist. Paschal is a big DE who can set the edge and help out in the run game.

Frankly, the Chiefs need help in both departments. My instinct is that a guy who can get to the QB more often is more valuable so I’m going with Bonitto. He may not be a 1st and 2nd down every play kind of guy, but in passing downs and sub-packages he could be a difference maker.

If Arnold Ebiketie from Penn State drops to this pick, I’d grab him. In my mock, he wasn’t available.

Ultimately, the Chiefs have enough big bodies – Jones, Nnadi, Saunders, Wharton, etc. We saw how Melvin Ingram, a smaller, quicker DE helped with the pass rush. With Ingram’s return uncertain and Kaindoh still an unknown, Bonitto will be more of a predictable piece of the puzzle.

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