LB Rolando McClain, S Earl Thomas Top the Kansas City Chiefs' Latest Draft Interests

by Chris Thorman on Mar 18, 2010 9:37 AM CDT in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

We're back with another update of who the Kansas City Chiefs are interested in in this year's upcoming NFL draft.

Since our last update, I've added a good mix of offensive and defensive players. This list is compiled from stories we've reported here on AP. As an FYI to the newbies, the list is not comprehensive and it never will be. There are some players the Chiefs will work out or be interested in that we won't hear about.

We're currently at nearly 50 players the Chiefs are reportedly interested in. Let us know who I've missed in the comments and I'll update the post. I really dig how this is a community effort, so keep the "corrections" coming. The collective AP mind is more powerful than you or I.

I sorted the list by projected round this time. I'll work on getting this table sortable for you guys this weekend. Unfortunately I don't have access to our CSS or else that would be a snap and I could make the table snazzier. You fellow geeks out there know what I'm talking about.

They're all there...after the jump....

Position	Player	School	Projected Round	Private Workout	Senior Bowl/Combine Meeting	Pro Day	Rumored interest	Scouted 2009	Local Pro Day
LB	Rolando McClain	Alabama	1			x
LB	Sean Witherspoon	Mizzou	1	x
OT	Bryan Bulaga	Iowa	1				x
S	Earl Thomas	Texas	1	x
WR	Golden Tate	Notre Dame	1		x
CB	Syd'Quan Thompson	California	1-2		x
OL	Vladimr Ducasse	UMASS	1-2		x			x
QB	Tim Tebow	Florida	1-2		x
CB	Perrish Cox	Oklahoma St.	2		x
CB	Devin McCourty	Rutgers	2		x
DL	Dan Williams	Tennessee	2		x
OLB/DE	Brandon Graham	Michigan	2		x
CB	Chris Cook	Virginia	2-3				x
CB	Brandon Ghee	Wake Forest	2-3		x
OL	Jared Veldheer	Hillsdale	2-3	x
DE	Jermaine Cunningham	Florida	3		x
DT	Tyson Alualu	Cal.	3		x
QB	Jarrett Brown	WVU	3		x
WR/KR	Mardy Gilyard	Cincinnati	3		x
DE	George Selvie	S. Florida	3-4		x
LB	ThaddeuGibson	Ohio St.	3-4		x
QB	Dan LeFevour	Central Michigan	3-4		x
WR	Riley Cooper	Florida	3-4		x
WR	Andre Roberts	Citadel	3-4		x
S	Kam Chancellor	Va. Tech.	3-4	x
CB	Akwasi Osuwu-Ansah	Indiana of Pennsylvania	4		x
TE	Anthony McCoy	USC	4		x
CB	Trevard Lindley	Kentucky	4-5		x
FS	Terell Skinner	Maryland	4-5		x
FB/HB	Rashawn Jackson	Virginia	4-6		x
SS/CB	Kurt Coleman	Ohio St.	5		x
TE	Dorin Dickerson	Pittsburgh	5		x
OL	Marshall Newhouse	TCU	5-6		x
QB	Jonathan Crompton	Tennessee	5-6		x
WR	Eric Decker	Minnesota	5-6		x
DE/LB	Hall Davis	UL-LA	5-7				x
QB	Troy Brown	USC	6-7			x
RB	LeGarrette Blount	Oregon	6-7		x
SS	Myron Rolle	FSU	6-7		x
FS	Kurt Coleman	Ohio St.	6-7		x
RB	Joique Bell	Wayne St.	6-7	x
FB	John Connor	Kentucky	7/UDFA		x
ILB	Donald Butler	Washington	7/UDFA		x
S	Mike Newton	Buffalo	7/UDFA			x
WR	Kerry Meier	Kansas	7/UDFA		x
WR	Emanuel Sanders	SMU	7/UDFA		x
ILB	Lee Campbell	Minnesota	UDFA				x
K	Derek Doerfler	Baker	UDFA						x

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Thanks for the update Chris!

by tomahawk44 on Mar 18, 2010 9:39 AM CDT reply actions

Earl Thomas is a very interesting prospect

but uhhhh… Is it just me or does this list actually not include Eric Berry? Chris, your own membership may lynch you. The Chiefs have spent time with him. I’m just sayin’ lol

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by Buck'O on Mar 18, 2010 9:47 AM CDT reply actions

I noticed that too

I know that Crennel was at his pro day telling everyone to move along, nothing to see here…

by KCFanatic on Mar 18, 2010 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Crennel worked out Berry/Williams at their proday

by BAMFSpecialOps on Mar 18, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions

just a smokescreen ... they don't want Berry OR Thomas OR Williams ...

… shhhhhhhhhhhh don’t tell, they REALLY want Spoon …

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by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions

haha

wonder what Crennel got from Williams

by BAMFSpecialOps on Mar 18, 2010 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I smell a smokescreen

Boycott Facebook. It's lame. Inform your real friends that you're going to communicate with them like a normal human being, and then delete your account. Seriously.

by burntorangehorn on Mar 18, 2010 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions

lol

Pioli sent some muscle down to Austin

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by Buck'O on Mar 18, 2010 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions

I heard the same thing.

They’ll bring him back some spicy BBQ and breakfast tacos, I’m sure.

Boycott Facebook. It's lame. Inform your real friends that you're going to communicate with them like a normal human being, and then delete your account. Seriously.

by burntorangehorn on Mar 18, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Will get it updated

Thanks Buck’O.

Chris – Chiefs attended Tennessee Pro Day.

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by Joel Thorman on Mar 18, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Eric Who?

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
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5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Crap upamtn! Serious?

Chiefs are berry interested….

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by giftedchiefsfan on Mar 18, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions

+14

Eric Berry's #1 Fan... and #2 Fan. +14

by SwimCoach on Mar 18, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions

why gifted, don't you know? I'm ALWAYS serious ...

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Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions

BWAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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by giftedchiefsfan on Mar 18, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I was giong to say that.

Chiefs sent Romeo to Tenn to work out the guy and he’s not on the list? Child please. The Chiefs are interested.

Eric Berry's #1 Fan... and #2 Fan. +14

by SwimCoach on Mar 18, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions

hahaha "child please"...nice

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 18, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions

gee SwimCoach, interested in Berry? whatever for? I just can't IMAGINE such a thing ...

… and as I’m probably old enough to be your father, I’m going to say it here, out loud where everyone can see it …

Boy, Stop!

(dude, I realize you have a mancrush on Berry and you want to have his child, but yanno … there really ARE other players out there … and some of them ARE as good as Berry) {{someone wanna get a towel for SwimCoach, cuz if any of that sinks in he might just faint}}

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions

towel for swimcoach?

Why would he need a towel if he faints?

by Smarterthanchris on Mar 18, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Nick McDonald

A couple days ago he had a private work out. Not really sure if they are interested though.

by wildcatn8 on Mar 18, 2010 10:01 AM CDT reply actions

Is he the TE from Mo State?

by Ray Brown on Mar 18, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions

Chris, shame on you!

the list is not comprehensive and it never will be

totally unacceptable, now get to work making that list 110% comprehensive! {{grinning}}

awesome stuff, Chris, thank you for ALL you you do … you ROCK! (shhhh, don’t tell Joel I said that, don’t want him getting jealous)

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:06 AM CDT reply actions

Are you able to directly manipulate the pages HTML?

It’s been a while since I have done front end work, but last I remembered you can include multiple CSS files.

You could make your own custom CSS file and use that on your table. Just make sure your ids/classes are unqiue otherwise you might overwrite sbnation’s styles. Cause the last CSS file takes precedence. Again if I am remembering correctly.

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by Scaryclouds on Mar 18, 2010 10:36 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

Im glad were showing interested in Earl Thomas

Id be happy with Earl or Berry. Both are bonafide playmakers in the secondary.

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 18, 2010 10:43 AM CDT reply actions

seriously not putting Berry?

wow. Yeah, I guess Romeo working him out wouldn’t make me think they were interested in him.

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by SwimCoach on Mar 18, 2010 10:55 AM CDT reply actions

you ok? need some water? here, have a seat ... I know, feeling a bit quasy? light headed?

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions

Oversight

Thanks.

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by Joel Thorman on Mar 18, 2010 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions

If Eric Berry can play all the positions in the secondary, I would make that reach.

So your telling me he can play corner? Is he a “shutdown” corner? Like a the Jets corner, Grieve? Like a Bailey? I know they compare him to Reed alot. I know thats good, real good. So basically, he can play 4 positions, and he’s comfortable playing left or right. If this is the case, Why not? You can put him anywhere back there. With Flowers, Carr, Page, Berry in the backfield, the other teams have to pick their poison.

by imur#1fan on Mar 18, 2010 10:57 AM CDT reply actions

You mean Revis right? not Grieve?

by BAMFSpecialOps on Mar 18, 2010 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions

HAHAHAHA..

he should have atleast made it Grieves…

by Sea of RED on Mar 18, 2010 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Berry plays Safety

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 18, 2010 10:59 AM CDT reply actions

I know that, but they say he can play any position in the secondary.

Can I get a Berry man crusher to answer this question please.

by imur#1fan on Mar 18, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

ive heard he can line us at Cornerback as well as Safety

Regardless of who the Chiefs pick at #5 overall, Whitlock will call it the worst pick in the history of the Chiefs. Heres to hoping that #5 pick runs Whitlock out of town.....

by jrcnc on Mar 18, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

yes he can

He can play all 5 positions in the secondary. The value of drafting berry at 5 is so great. He is the most versatile, athletic, game changing guy in the draft. If people didn’t put these invisible bench marks on players in the draft, Berry would go 2nd in the draft. He and Suh are THE BEST players in this draft, bar-none

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 18, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanx a alot.

by imur#1fan on Mar 18, 2010 11:08 AM CDT reply actions

only 2 offensive linemen in that group

none of them Centers :(

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by sgthall on Mar 18, 2010 11:28 AM CDT reply actions

Tyson Aluala, a possible late 2nd, early 3rd round gem!

I’ve read some pretty good things about this kid, as a true NT at Cal., who plays the 3-4. I’ve seen him rated as high as the 5th rated NT in the draft. We could likely nab him with 2b or in the 3rd. He could be a long term solution for a real position of need, and could rotate with Smith, Edwards, whoever, and get some playing time. At worse, a project player, at best a starter in the near future.

There once was a man from Nantucket......Nevermind.

by Racyman on Mar 18, 2010 11:31 AM CDT reply actions

what conclusions can you make???

Obviously, these players do not constitute a true indicator of who the Chiefs are interested in. For example last year only 3 players on the list were ever taken by the Chiefs in the draft or free agency 3/8draft picks and 15 free agents. The players were Tarrus Johnson the WR, Tyson Jackson and Jemarrius Williams from Tenn State.
However in this list you can conclude that the Chiefs want the following positions;
1. CB-they have spoken to 7 CBs that are to be picked up in rounds 2-PFA
2. WR-2 kick returners only-(Gilyard and Roberts) the other WR are generally tall-Meier, Cooper and Decker-Cooper though has a history of drops
3. LBs 7 split between OLBs and ILBs
4. S-Both SS and FS -I am including Berry in this list.

Surprises: Only 3 DLs and 4 OL-Only 1 pure NT (unless you add in troup who was coached by Crennel)
In spite of Pioli’s love affair with TEs only 2 TE are in the list.

by katyvince on Mar 18, 2010 11:42 AM CDT reply actions