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\"The<\/p>\n

On Monday, The Athletic\u2019s<\/em> Nick Baumgardner published a new mock draft that sent a guard to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round.<\/p>\n

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31. Kansas City Chiefs: G Donovan Jackson, <\/strong>Ohio State<\/p>\n

A balanced, explosive athlete with very good length, Jackson spent most of his Ohio State career at guard before moving out to tackle in the wake of [Josh] Simmons\u2019 injury \u2014 a critical move during Ohio State\u2019s title run. Jackson can be inconsistent with his hands but has the look of a possible long-term starter at guard or tackle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Does Jackson\u2019s 2024 season sound familiar? It should. It\u2019s exactly what Kansas City\u2019s starting left guard Joe Thuney did during the same season.<\/p>\n

And that brings us to the reason why Chiefs fans didn\u2019t riot when the team signed Thuney to an expensive five-year contract less than a week after releasing its starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz: because if Kansas City had then drafted a young left tackle, they would have benefited from playing next to Thuney \u2014 and in a pinch, Thuney could play<\/em> left tackle.<\/p>\n

Back in 2021, it didn\u2019t come to that. But if the Chiefs take Jackson with 2025\u2019s opening pick (or trade back and take him early in the second round), the logic of the move would be similar. Jackson would be slated to become the team\u2019s starting left guard \u2014 and if recently-signed free-agent left tackle Jaylon Moore doesn\u2019t work out, Jackson has shown that he\u2019s capable of kicking outside. But if Moore can <\/em>play as advertised, Jackson (who is among the best guards in this class) would help the team maintain one of its strengths: the interior of the offensive line.<\/p>\n

Just for the record, Baumgarder\u2019s mock goes through three rounds. With the 63rd pick, the Chiefs take Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson. At 66, the team acquires Ohio State EDGE Jack Sawyer. And then at 95, the Chiefs select Texas defensive tackle Vernon Broughton.<\/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>\n36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defensive tackle<\/td>\n24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edge rusher<\/td>\n13%<\/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\n
Pos<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nSchool<\/td>\nPct<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
T<\/td>\nJosh Simmons<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n16%<\/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
EDGE<\/td>\nJames Pearce Jr.<\/td>\nTennessee<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T<\/td>\nAireontae Ersery<\/td>\nMinnesota<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nDarius Alexander<\/td>\nToledo<\/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>\nNic Scourton<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB<\/td>\nShavon Revel Jr.<\/td>\nEast Carolina<\/td>\n3%<\/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
T<\/td>\nCameron Williams<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDGE<\/td>\nShemar Stewart<\/td>\nTexas A&M<\/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
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>\nJahdae Barron<\/td>\nTexas<\/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
RB<\/td>\nTreVeyon Henderson<\/td>\nOhio State<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Poll<\/h3>\n

What would you think of these four picks?<\/h4>\n
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  • \n
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    33%<\/h6>\n
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    I\u2019d be happy with these<\/h6>\n

    (121 votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n
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    27%<\/h6>\n
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    I\u2019d be neither happy or unhappy<\/h6>\n

    (101 votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

  • \n
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    38%<\/h6>\n
    \n
    I\u2019d be unhappy with these<\/h6>\n

    (139 votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    361 votes total Vote Now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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