{"id":49638,"date":"2025-04-04T06:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49638"},"modified":"2025-04-04T06:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T06:55:07","slug":"new-sports-illustrated-mock-draft-sends-the-chiefs-a-running-back-with-31st-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49638","title":{"rendered":"New Sports Illustrated mock draft sends the Chiefs a running back with 31st pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, Sports Illustrated\u2019s<\/em> Gilberto Manzano published a new mock draft that sent a running back to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round.<\/p>\n

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31. Kansas City Chiefs: RB TreVeyon Henderson, <\/strong>Ohio State<\/p>\n

The Chiefs pass on a tackle here and go all in with their risky signing of Jaylon Moore to play left tackle. Henderson can help this offensive line and Patrick Mahomes in various ways. His elite speed makes him a big-play threat, which they lacked in the backfield last year while rotating Kareem Hunt and a hobbled Isiah Pacheco.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the 88th mock draft we\u2019ve added to our 2025 database, we finally ran across one that picks a running back for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

In this one, Henderson is the third running back selected in the first round. (Boise State\u2019s Ashton Jeanty is taken with the sixth pick, while North Carolina\u2019s Omarion Hampton comes off the board at 12).<\/p>\n

Also gone before Kansas City goes on the clock: Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr. (15th), Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams (17th), Marshall EDGE Mike Green (19th), Michigan DT Kenneth Grant (23rd), Ohio State T Josh Simmons (25th), Texas T Kelvin Banks Jr. (26th), Texas A&M EDGE Shemar Stewart (27th), Ohio State G Donovan Jackson (28th), Oregon DT Derrick Harmon (29th) and Ohio State WR Emeka Egbuka (30th) \u2014 although Mississippi DT Walter Nolen and Oregon tackle Josh Conerly Jr. are still available.<\/p>\n

So, depending on Kansas City\u2019s draft board, Henderson might<\/em> be the best player available in this scenario. And it\u2019s certainly true that many believe the Chiefs need a running back from this draft. But in the first round? Is that possible?<\/p>\n

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National Mock Draft Positions<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/td>\nPct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Tackle<\/td>\n39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defensive tackle<\/td>\n22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edge rusher<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guard<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defensive back<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wide receiver<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tight end<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Running back<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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National Mock Draft Picks<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pos<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nSchool<\/td>\nPct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
T<\/td>\nJosh Simmons<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/td>\nJosh Conerly Jr.<\/td>\nOregon<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nDerrick Harmon<\/td>\nOregon<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nWalter Nolen<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G<\/td>\nDonovan Jackson<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/td>\nKelvin Banks Jr.<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/td>\nAireontae Ersery<\/td>\nMinnesota<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nKenneth Grant<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nTyleik Williams<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nJames Pearce Jr.<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB<\/td>\nShavon Revel Jr.<\/td>\nEast Carolina<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nDarius Alexander<\/td>\nToledo<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nNic Scourton<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G<\/td>\nGrey Zabel<\/td>\nN. Dakota St.<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB<\/td>\nMaxwell Hairston<\/td>\nKentucky<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nEmeka Egbuka<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nMatthew Golden<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nColston Loveland<\/td>\nMichigan<\/td>\n2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nTreVeyon Henderson<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/td>\nCameron Williams<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nMykel Williams<\/td>\nGeorgia<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nJared Ivey<\/td>\nMississippi<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nMike Green<\/td>\nMarshall<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DE<\/td>\nJT Tuimoloau<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nShemar Stewart<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G<\/td>\nMarcus Mbow<\/td>\nPurdue<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G<\/td>\nTyler Booker<\/td>\nAlabama<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB<\/td>\nAzareye\u2019h Thomas<\/td>\nFlorida State<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S<\/td>\nNick Emmanwori<\/td>\nSouth Carolina<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nMason Taylor<\/td>\nLSU<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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