I wouldn’t take him in the second round, but that’s not to say I don’t think he’d be a good guy to pick up somewhere along the line. He has trouble getting low, which isn’t surprising for a guy who is probably very close (I’d guess 6’5", actually) to the 6’6" you mentioned, but he’s a pretty decent player. He might be a candidate to move to right tackle, in all seriousness.

I’m as big a fan of Berry as anyone, and if he could be had where KC picks, I wouldn’t complain. If he were gone, I’d say maybe Okung.

In fact, here’s my alternate mock:

1.6 – Russell Okung, LT, Okie State
2nd – Vince Oghobaase, NT, Duke
2nd – Jerry Hughes, rush LB, TCU
3rd – Joe Pawelek, ILB, Baylor
4th – Dexter McCluster, WR/RB/PR/KR, Ole Miss
5th – Mike Tennant, OG/OC, Boston College
5th – Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State
7th – Kyle Callaway, OT, Iowa

Okung would probably be an immediate starter, and Tennant might surprise there as well. Callaway would be yet another quality Ferentz product with the strength and polish to push for a starting RT position if Albert hasn’t picked up the new offense well enough to remain outside.

Ogho would be a strong interior guy who could punish multiple blockers and cut into the pocket. Although I’d love Kindle where I have KC taking Hughes, I really don’t think there’s any chance he makes it out of the top 15, so Hughes is a great prize in the 2nd. He can put his hand in the dirt or rush from the standup, and do well at both. Good size, nice size/strength/speed combo, very good development from coach Patterson at TCU as well.

Pawelek is a talented inside linebacker who could play either side. He might not last to the third, but a guy can hope, can’t he?

McCluster is an exciting jack-of-all-trades WR. He takes direct snaps, he takes reverses for runs and passes, he catches, he returns punts and kicks, and when the team needs a key third down conversion, he takes the handoff or makes an acrobatic grab. He’s 5’7".

Dixon is a beastly back with great power. He had a few minor character problems, so I think he lasts this long, but it’s nothing that I don’t think the team could handle.

i thought we lost one in the ndukwe alleman trade

Considering that none currently exist in college football. There’s something to be said for such a polished route-runner. And although he’s a little slower than his track star days before the hammy injuries, his hands are incredible. Few are going to have that kind of hands.

Speed isn’t nearly as important as vision, and he’s been showing quite a bit of that.

Kind of a weird comparison. He’s much more like Jake Reed.

Some make evaluations of players based on what they see in college football games. In my case, I see the NFL as a way to keep tabs on college players who graduate, rather than a league that stands on its own merits.

Agree and disagree with the post radrh8r. The best NFC O-line the past 2-3 years was the Giants, and their guys are mostly round 2-4. The best AFC lines are populated mostly by guys from the second to fourth rounds as well (Ravens, Chargers, Titans). Good to have 1st rounders, but investing lots of first round picks in the O-line maybe not the best. For example, debatable whether Carolina helped themselves that much by using 1st round picks for both tackles, they might be in better shape today if they had used the Otah pick for a young QB, WR or quality on the defensive line.

Ditto for the Chiefs in the 90’s and under Vermeil: they had great offensive lines, but several of those guys you listed were not first-rounders.

The other point I’d make is that many of the O-line guys picked in round 2, later, often take a few months or a year to break into the starting unit and play really well as a unit. Even if the Chiefs get some better talent in 2010 Round 2, it’s gonna take awhile before they develop cohesiveness and experience to be really excellent together. Even with more talent, I don’t expect the Chiefs’ offensive line to be very much improved until the middle-to-end of next year.