NFL Scouting Combine: Nine Chiefs fits to watch during Friday workouts

Friday is the first day of on-subject exercise sessions at the NFL Merge. We’ll see running backs and offensive linemen do athletic testing and then exhibit their qualities on the subject. It’s a big day for a good deal of players. In this article are the players the AP Nerd Squad will be watching.

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Kent Swanson: Devin Singletary

The Florida Atlantic running back has some of the most enjoyment tape among the running backs in the draft course. There are even now concerns about his ability in the passing match, as he did not get many prospects in his time with the Owls. If Singletary shows some ability as a route runner in drills this week, that’ll aid his inventory increase. He’s acquired electrifying talent as a runner, but if he can prove to groups that he can also be dynamic in the passing match, the Chiefs won’t have a prospect to find him in day two.

Craig Stout: Elijah Holyfield

A different in a seemingly infinite line of excellent Georgia running backs, Holyfield is a amazing mix of energy and agility created for the up coming stage. Capable to cut swiftly, make players pass up or run correct via them, Holyfield is a probable prize in this draft course. He has major concerns about his lengthy speed, and both his move safety and receiving ability will be underneath critical scrutiny this week. If he runs a stable 40-yard dash and performs very well in the passing drills, Holyfield may uncover himself creeping into the early day two dialogue.

Matt Lane: James Williams

With the emergence of Damien Williams and Darrel Williams, I’m a bit reduce on the news at running back than most an early decide on RB doesn’t tempt me. As an alternative, my target is on a pure 3rd-down back that can present some special groups enjoy, and the juice to split any contact open up. There are a handful of backs that could be readily available on Working day 3 that could be this male (why oh why is not Darwin Thompson at the incorporate?) but James Williams out of Washington State has the most effective receiving production you can uncover at running back. His agility is top notch — he’s shifty and explosive in the open up subject — but I’m interested in his lengthy speed to gauge what form of property run hitter he can be.

Offensive Tackle

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Kent Swanson: Tytus Howard

Howard was just one of the prospects we relished watching at the Senior Bowl this calendar year. He’s an exceptional athlete on tape, and I’m looking ahead to seeing what form of figures he puts up in Indianapolis this weekend. Some take into account Howard to be a Working day 2 prospect, and even a top 50 participant. If he puts on a display in drills and testing, that extremely very well could be the case. Howard moves his feet incredibly very well for a male his sizing and has excellent duration for the placement. He’s a aggressive participant who provides excellent effort. Coming from Alabama State, he’s even now acquired a lengthy way to go, but even in a good offensive line course, Howard’s athletic qualities could aid him stand out.

Craig Stout: Andre Dillard

An early-round participant that would be a luxurious decide for the Chiefs offense, Dillard is a developmental deal with that needs aid with his arms and his anchor at the up coming stage. The AP Draft team holds him in substantial regard as a Working day 2 decide, and it’s mainly due to the fact of his athleticism. His quickness and explosiveness display up in both run and move blocking, and with some grooming, he has the make-up of a good left deal with. He ought to be at or near the top of a good deal in the incorporate drills, and how he performs in agility and power drills could be the big difference between a first-round grade and a 3rd.

Matt Lane: William Sweet

This is a extremely good offensive deal with course with excellent top-finish talent that carries very well into the center rounds. Sadly, I’m not confident the Chiefs are in a placement to go difficult just after the placement early, so a male like Sweet — who is a big, lengthy, uncooked deal with from the College of North Carolina — is a male that has my curiosity. Likely a Working day 3 decide, Sweet showcases satisfactory motion capabilities on tape but actually survives by making use of his duration. I want to see not how he tests but rather how he looks in on-subject drills: the fluidity of his drop action, the lateral slide drill, and if his arms and feet can work in unison.

Interior Offensive Line

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Kent Swanson: Garrett Bradbury

The Chiefs may perhaps not be interested in a round just one interior offensive lineman, but if Bradbury performs as anticipated this week, he could vault himself to a selection of in which the Chiefs find and push a participant at a placement of far more immediate need to have closer to them in the first round. Bradbury’s most effective enjoy is as a centre, and whilst he is not the most stout, he has fantastic quickness and moves effortlessly in house.

Craig Stout: Michael Deiter

A participant the AP Draft Staff saw in individual at the Senior Bowl, Deiter has a good deal of the qualities that Andy Reid looks for in an offensive lineman: fast feet, mobile, and adaptable. Playing centre, deal with, and guard at Wisconsin, he is a participant that can be reliable at various positions and in house as a guide blocker in the display match. He’ll need to have to display a greater base and a little far more explosiveness in Indianapolis to increase, but his agility and motion drills ought to get the focus of far more than just the Chiefs brass this weekend. Deiter looks like a mid-Working day two decide that could have some starter impression in his first calendar year.

Matt Lane: Connor McGovern

McGovern is a participant that I’m pretty a bit larger on than most other reviewers. On the soccer subject, he’s a substantial-IQ participant that performs with distinct methods, good energy via his legs, and refined arms. None of that leads to excitement for the incorporate, having said that. In Penn State’s hurrying attack he was often requested to pull in distinct manners and make some lengthy arrive at blocks. His ability to stay well balanced and transition via all distinct kinds of motion ought to translate to a good total demonstrating in Indianapolis, showcasing the athleticism required for Andy Reid’s offense.

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