I've been a on-again off-again regular of Arrowhead Pride, and Draft season always seems to bring me out. I am a hyperactive disciple of the Draft, and have invested much of the past three months watching tape, studying players, and evaluating what approaches the Chiefs could employ with their 10 or more picks.

I've posted several Drafts on ArrowheadPride throughout the offseason, and with the actual Draft but a few days away, here is my conclusive finale.

For this mock, I'm assuming the same thing everybody else is -- that the Chiefs trade Jared Allen for the Vikings' 1st (#17) and 3rd (#73) and a second next year. I anticipate the Chiefs may auction off their #5 for a lower first rounder and a 2nd, but I'm not going to go that far with this Draft.

1st round

5. DT Sedrick Ellis (USC) -- Best DL prospect in the Draft, forget your Gholstons and your Longs and your Dorseys. I've loved this guy from day one.

17. (from Vikings) OT Chris Williams (Vanderbilt) -- The OT class is deep this year with potential 10-year starters at tackle. I use a first-rounder to snatch up one of the best ones available.

2nd round

35. DE Lawrence Jackson (USC) -- Well hell, why not just pick up the entire USC defensive line? Jackson flourished next to Ellis, and we could use that familiarity as a suddenly-thin DE corps needs help. He's not a speed-rusher, but he's got good technique and he's got a strong frame.

3rd round

66. DE Chris Ellis (Virginia Tech) -- Noticing a theme in my Draft so far? Building the team from the line of scrimmage out... It's not intentional or anything, I just believe this guy will be amongst the BPA when we're up in the third. Ellis is a lightning-fast, undersized DE who has some upside as he fills out his frame. He'd do a lot better in a rotation with Hali and Jackson than he would as a starter.

73. (from Vikings) OG Eric Young (Tennessee) -- Hey I've got an idea, if you're going to burn a Draft pick on a guard who may convert to tackle, why not do it in the third round with Eric Young rather than doing it in the goddamn first round with Brandon Albert?

4th round

105. CB Trae Williams (USF) -- I don't think we need to pick up more than one potential starting CB in this year's Draft. We have Surtain for another year, and our depth isn't great but Brackenridge is solid in nickel. I'll fix depth with another CB pick when it's appropriate.

5th round

136. (from Dolphins) Adarius Bowman (Oklahoma State) -- Vertical threats come and go, but red zone threats are forever. I had the pleasure of watching some of Bowman in action and the guy is a man amongst boys in the secondary. A towering 6'4", 220 lbs, he's an elite route-runner who can get open and sports a pair of glue-like palms.

140. TE Craig Stevens (California) -- We've been hearing about this guy all offseason, and he is the real deal. He's not going to be the thundering blocker that Dunn was, but he's the best blocking TE in the Draft -- and guess what? He can actually receive the ball!

6th round

170. K Taylor Mehlhaff (Wisconsin) -- Wishful thinking. The more and more I look at the Draft, the more convinced I am that Mehlhaff is in Shanahan's crosshairs. Mehlhaff is the only kicker the deserves a pick, so I assume the Donkeys will Draft him way early, in the 5th or even in the 4th.

187. (from Buccaneers) CB Dwight Lowery (San Jose State) -- Hello, depth. Maybe even more... Lowery is an elite athlete that people considered a 2nd and 3rd round prospect until he ran a 4.6 at the Combine. His stock has fallen hard, but he still fits the Cover 2 pretty well as long as he's not asked to do too much. Lowery looks faster on the field anyway.

7th round

210. RB Dantrell Savage (Oklahoma State) -- Needed a change of pace back to LJ, and this incredibly deep RB class reveals a great option for the Chiefs in the 7th. Savage is a speed demon with 4.4 speed who might be able to help us return some kicks.

239. (from Giants) SS Caleb Campbell (Army) -- This is some more wishful thinking on my behalf. I believe that Campbell is a mid-rounder, but Army and Navy prospects always seem to get overlooked. Campbell is one of the remaining safeties on the bottom half of the Draft that sports enough speed to be an effective Cover 2 safety. We need to cut Wesley and McGraw is a ST guy, nothing more.<!-- / message -->