*****The Jaden Hicks Thread*****

[Dante84]

More to come!

Jaden Hicks was the No. 1 safety on the @dpbrugler board, and Dane knows his stuff. Never imagined Hicks would be available in the fourth round. Incredible value there.

— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) April 27, 2024

Chiefs Fourth Round Draft Pick Washington State S Jaden Hicks Press Conference https://t.co/Njlc1HiQ5b

— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) April 27, 2024

The call that changed @JadenHicks11's life ❤️

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— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 27, 2024

The Chiefs drafted a GAME CHANGER in Washington State safety @JadenHicks11! ��

(fueled by @Holladay1856) pic.twitter.com/jB7D554a1y

— KC Sports Network (@KCSportsNetwork) April 27, 2024

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by O.city

Any chance they envision him stepping in and playing that Willie Gay in nickel and dime role?

At 210 lbs?

I mean the guy's physical for a safety but he's still a safety.

I mean he's essentially built like Justin Reid. Plays very similar as well. I don't see them trying to make a linebacker out of him. Gay played a lot of SAM sort of stuff; they didn't have him out there doing Dirty Dan's job or anything.

Short term he might be a Sorensen replacement. Long-term he steps in for Reid. And I still think Conner complements that sort of player better than Cook so I'd like to see Conner get that FS sort of role with Cook in a battle with Hicks for the starting Box role and the other guy ends up playing the S3 sort of thing we were doing back with Dan.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

At 210 lbs?

I mean the guy's physical for a safety but he's still a safety.

I mean he's essentially built like Justin Reid. Plays very similar as well. I don't see them trying to make a linebacker out of him. Gay played a lot of SAM sort of stuff; they didn't have him out there doing Dirty Dan's job or anything.

Short term he might be a Sorensen replacement. Long-term he steps in for Reid. And I still think Conner complements that sort of player better than Cook so I'd like to see Conner get that FS sort of role with Cook in a battle with Hicks for the starting Box role and the other guy ends up playing the S3 sort of thing we were doing back with Dan.

Who's going to take the Mathieu role of being a big ole bitch and throwing your hands in the air when someone misses an assignment?

[DJ's left nut]

Yeah - we do seem to have a bit of a shortage of guys I just kinda actively dislike out there...

Let's just say Nnadi since we can all form a consensus around that one.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah - we do seem to have a bit of a shortage of guys I just kinda actively dislike out there...

Let's just say Nnadi since we can all form a consensus around that one.

I can live with that

[PatMahomesIsGod]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

If he's good, Justin Reid may be on his last leg in KC

And I love Justin Reid, just speaking from a business POV

Prophetic (potentially).

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah - we do seem to have a bit of a shortage of guys I just kinda actively dislike out there...

Let's just say Nnadi since we can all form a consensus around that one.

Nnadi? The cornerstone nose tackle with three Super Bowl rings? Nnadi is on Mount Olympus for the Chiefs.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I honestly thought Hicks might be the best safety in the draft AND he can also play some corner. Honestly, he might be the Chiefs best pick by far.

Let me reiterate and just say that I think dude is playing from Day 1.