*** 2022 Prospect Tracker: Chiefs Interest / Visits / Work Outs ***

[Dante84]

2021 Recap
A rough 2nd half of our 4th straight AFC Championship game prevented us from going to our 3rd straight Super Bowl.

It was an up-and-down season with some incredible highs and confusing lows. Our Offense was at sometimes mediocre, and other times incredible, with the final game being a microcosm of this. Our Defense went from worst in the league, to the best in the league, back to somewhere in between when it was all said and done.

Last year Veach attacked the OL in the offseason with incredible results. He made a key mid-season trade for Ingram, which helped our terrible pass rush become decent again. He nailed the '21 draft with Humphrey, Bolton, and Smith.

This offseason should present a defensive mini-overhaul, focusing on the Edge position, improvements in the secondary, and just a few skill-player upgrades on Offense. The list of holes is not long, but they should be improved if we want to continue our status as the top team in the AFC.

Overview
This is the 11th year in a row that we will be tracking the college players the Chiefs have publicly or privately expressed interest in leading up to the NFL Draft.

Last year was rough in that COVID prevented people from attending most of the major events (No combine, virtual visits, etc...). While we did get Nick Bolton on our list, I'm hoping for better results this year.

For those who are new: the way this operates is that we collectively monitor various social media sources, blogs, articles and reports for news of the Chiefs' interest in a certain player. When posted in this thread, I will update the OP to include the player. *Please provide the link to the article, the players name, position and team.

I am going to try to link to player profiles when they exist, courtesy of The Draft Network, other sites' write ups, or their team's website.

Let's meet some of our future Chiefs:

2022 Draft - Chiefs Prospect Tracker

Offense
QB
Malik Willis, Liberty
Skylar Thompson, Kansas State
Chris Oladokun, South Dakota St



RB
Rachaad White, Arizona State
Shermani Jones, Coastal Carolina
Nick Lenners, Kansas State
JD Woods, Baker



WR
Taysir Mack, Pitt
Mike Harley, Jr., Miami
George Pickens, Georgia
Treylon Burks, Arkansas
Samori Toure, Nebraska
Erik Ezukanma, Texas Tech
Kwamie Lassiter II, Kansas
Christian Watson, NDSU
Jameson Williams, Alabama
John Metchie III, Alabama
Jaquarii Roberson, Wake Forest
Danny Gray, SMU
Drake London, USC


TE
Cade Brewer, Texas
Trey McBride, Colorado State
Lucas Krull, Pittsburgh
Gerrit Prince, UAB



OT
Vederian Lowe, Illinois
Tanner Owen, Northwest Missouri State
Ryan Van Demark, UConn



G



C
CJ Perez, Temple
Michael Maietti, Missouri



Defense
CB
Dallis Flowers, Pitt State
Duron Lowe, Liberty
Sam Webb, Missouri Western
Ja'Quan McMillian, East Carolina
Gregory Junior, Ouachita Baptist
Joshua Williams, Fayetteville State
Samuel Womack, Toledo
Jaylen Watson, Washington State
Zyon Gilbert, Florida Atlantic


S
Joey Blount, Virginia
Jaron McPherson, K-State
Nasir Greer, Wake Forest
Jahron McPherson, Kansas State
Vonte Davis, Utah
JT Woods, Baylor
Delarrin Turner-Yell, Oklahoma
Tariq Woolen, UTSA


DE / Edge



OLB
James Houston IV, Jackson State
Storey Jackson, Liberty



ILB



DL
Akial Byers, Missouri
Jordan Davis, Georgia



DT
Devonte Wyatt, Georgia



Special Teams
P


K


LS



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[KC Hawks]

This year didn't help us determine who we might draft. Only one of our draft picks was reported whom we met with and it was a 7th rounder haha.

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by KC Hawks

This year didn't help us determine who we might draft. Only one of our draft picks was reported whom we met with and it was a 7th rounder haha.

Yep, frustrating, especially since all the players mentioned they had met with us during their welcome press conferences.

For whatever reason the news didn't trickle out very well this year.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Yep, frustrating, especially since all the players mentioned they had met with us during their welcome press conferences.

For whatever reason the news didn't trickle out very well this year.

Nonetheless, I appreciate the work done here.

I think a lot of it is that they're just more secretive these days. I also think it's possible they were looking at mentality pretty heavy in this draft, and some of it may not have shaken out in the interviews.

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Nonetheless, I appreciate the work done here.

I think a lot of it is that they're just more secretive these days. I also think it's possible they were looking at mentality pretty heavy in this draft, and some of it may not have shaken out in the interviews.

Still happy to do it! I wish the agents were more proactive in sharing the news publicly in the hopes that it drums up interest, though just because it doesn't make its way to the media doesn't mean it doesn't get to the front offices.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by KC Hawks

This year didn't help us determine who we might draft. Only one of our draft picks was reported whom we met with and it was a 7th rounder haha.

Two... Joshua Williams and Jaylen Watson. They've also given Nasir Greer a camp invite.

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Yep, frustrating, especially since all the players mentioned they had met with us during their welcome press conferences.

For whatever reason the news didn't trickle out very well this year.

They all said they had informal combine interviews. I bet they informally met nearly every player at the combine. Credit to the Chiefs for being discreet. Appreciate your work on this thread though!