The 2020 NFL Draft wrapped this weekend and the Kansas City Chiefs are no worse for wear. They entered the draft with few needs, allowing them to really trust their draft board and grab the player they felt was the best available.
Following the draft, our friend Mark Schofield at Touchdown Wire adjusted his power rankings accordingly, moving teams up and down based on how the players they landed. The Chiefs remain atop the NFL as the No. 1 team following the draft.
Here’s what Schofield had to say about the Chiefs:
“The selection of Clyde Edwards-Helaire at the end of the first round was a stroke of genius from Brett Veach and Andy Reid. The Chiefs did not have a ton of holes coming into the draft – winning a Super Bowl often makes that clear – but he makes this offense that much tougher to defender. Edwards-Helaire can be an immediate factor in the passing game. He is coming from an offense that used five-man protection schemes on 83% of their passing plays. Meaning that if he was on the field and a pass was called, odds are he was running a route. Then they addressed a need at linebacker with the explosive Willie Gay Jr., from Mississippi State. Gay has sideline-to-sideline burst and had an impressive Combine, and character concerns probably contributed to his fall in the draft.
Plus, they still have Patrick Mahomes.“
The crazy thing is, Schofield doesn’t even need to go beyond the first two picks for Kansas City because they’re just that good. They added a running back who is just a match made in football heaven for Andy Reid’s offense and they added a linebacker who runs fast a 4.46 40-yard dash.
Factor in that the Chiefs added an offensive tackle that didn’t give up a sack in his college career in the third round. That they drafted a cornerback that ran the second-fastest 40-yard dash time among corners at the combine. I mean this team is just loading up on talent and athleticism at an astonishing rate.
Of course, he also hits the nail on the head with his final line. So long as the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes, they should be the No. 1 team in everyone’s power rankings.
