{"id":50274,"date":"2025-04-06T07:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=50274"},"modified":"2025-04-06T07:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:22:13","slug":"report-3-left-tackles-the-chiefs-could-target-in-the-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=50274","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: 3 left tackles the Chiefs could target in the draft…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even with the signing of free agent left tackle\u00a0Jaylon Moore\u00a0last month, the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs’ most crucial roster need is at left tackle.<\/p>\n

Consider the skepticism shown by some league executives. Per\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s\u00a0Mike Sando,\u00a0at least one front office staff member from another team was scratching their head at the Moore signing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJaylon Moore has had durability issues, he has never been a front-line player and he\u2019s been protected in a system that is not dropback-heavy, so I do not love that move,\u201d one exec said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As the draft draws nearer, all eyes are on general manager Brett Veach \u2014 and what he will do to help solidify quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ blind side in the draft.<\/p>\n

Here are three prospects the Chiefs could target (one for each day of the draft):<\/p>\n

Day 1: Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"COLLEGE<\/picture><\/span><\/span>Photo by Matthew Visinsky\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n

Height: 6\u20195<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Weight: 315 lbs.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Arm length: 33 1\/2 inches<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Projected: pick 15-25<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This selection might require the Chiefs to make a mid-size trade-up to get him.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re serious about protecting quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u2019 blind side for the next 10 years and preventing the horror show that was\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LIX from happening again, then this is the move you have to make.<\/p>\n

The only knock on Banks is the same knock on literally every other left tackle at the top of the board, and it\u2019s that he has sub-34-inch arms.<\/p>\n

But, if we\u2019re being honest. So does Jaylon Moore, and so did Joe Thuney. Desperate times call for rethinking your thresholds to see if they still hold, and I think Banks Jr. is the exception to the rule.<\/p>\n

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