The Kansas City Chiefs are heading into the 2025 NFL Draft with a few needs that have to get addressed. Obviously the biggest one is probably protection for Patrick Mahomes. But, the defensive side of the ball needs some help, too.
One position in particular that will be interesting to see how the Chiefs address is the cornerback position. Of course, the Chiefs have one of, if not the best, cornerbacks in the league in Trent McDuffie. But, outside of him, and the unknown surrounding Kristian Fulton, the opposite side of McDuffie has a lot of questions.
The Chiefs could very easily address the position once again, as it feels like they have every year now. The good thing is that the Chiefs, specifically in the Brett Veach era, are good at finding hidden gems late in the draft or in the middle of the draft. They’ve done it with all positions, but they have specifically found contributors at the CB position on Day three of the draft. They could look to do the same in 2025.
This cornerback class in the 2025 NFL Draft is fairly deep. There aren’t a ton of top-heavy names outside of the three obvious ones like Travis Hunter, Jahdae Barron, and Will Johnson. However, the class has some solid dudes late in the draft that could turn into solid contributors.
One of those is a guy who fits the Steve Spagnuolo CB mold perfectly.
Chiefs should target Nebraska CB Tommi Hill
Hill starred as a two-way player in high school, catching 85 passes for 1,586 yards and 14 touchdowns while grabbing four interceptions on defense, leading Edgewater to the 2020 Florida state championship game, so you know he has the ball skills on the defensive side of the ball.
Hill played one season at Arizona State in 2021, appearing in 11 games with nine tackles and four kickoff returns for 79 yards, mostly on special teams. He transferred to Nebraska in 2022, starting at cornerback for five games with 17 tackles and four pass breakups before briefly switching to wide receiver midseason. He also returned kicks, averaging 20.2 yards on 22 career returns, but had no receptions.
