Reviewing Chiefs' 2023 NFL draft class | KCSN Daily 5.3
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The Chiefs entered the 2023 NFL draft with 10 picks, but they made just seven picks when it was all said and done. The team traded up three separate times and traded away a pick for a future fifth-round pick. Below you’ll find a quick recap of each selection made, along with 2022 season stats and pre-draft testing numbers.
Round 1, Pick 31 - Kansas State EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah
2022 Stats: 14 games started - 46 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 46 pressures, two forced fumbles and one pass batted.
40: N/A
10: N/A
Vert: 34”
Broad: 10’4”
3C: 6.94s
Shuttle: 4.34s
Bench: N/A
Round 2, Pick 55 - SMU WR Rashee Rice
2022 Stats: 12 games started - 96 receptions, 1,355 yards, 14.1 average, 10 touchdowns and nine dropped passes.
40: 4.51s
10: 1.50s
Vert: 41”
Broad: 10’8”
3C: 7.02s
Shuttle: 4.23s
Bench: N/A
Round 3, Pick 92 - Oklahoma OT Wanya Morris
2022 Stats: 8 games started (RT) - Eight pressures allowed (2 sacks).
40: 5.10s
10: 1.80s
Vert: 28.5”
Broad: 9’3”
3C: N/A
Shuttle: N/A
Bench: N/A
Round 4, Pick 119 - Virginia Tech DB Chamarri Conner
2022 Stats: 11 games started - 67 tackles, two tackles for loss, two passes defended.
40: 4.51s
10: 1.56s
Vert: 40.5”
Broad: 10’5”
3C: 6.91s
Shuttle: 4.30s
Bench: 20
Round 5, Pick 166 - Stephen F. Austin DE BJ Thompson
2022 Stats: 9 games stated - 25 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, 30 pressures and three forced fumbles.
40: 4.58s
10: 1.57s
Vert: 37.5”
Broad: 10’5”
3C: 7.06s
Shuttle: 4.46s
Bench: 13
Round 6, Pick 194 - Texas DT Keondre Coburn
2022 Stats: 12 games started - 28 tackles, three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks 31 pressures and one forced fumble.
40: 5.22s
10: 1.77s
Vert: 27.5”
Broad: 8’5”
3C: 7.56s
Shuttle: 4.70s
Bench: 24
Round 7, Pick 250 - Ball State CB Nic Jones
2022 Stats: 9 games started - 23 tackles, two interceptions and 14 passes defended.
40: 4.51s
10: 1.55s
Vert: 35”
Broad: 10’2”
3C: N/A
Shuttle: 4.31s
Bench: 9
Recapping every Chiefs pick in the 2023 NFL draft:
KCSN’s Kent Swanson, Craig Stout, and Matt Lane recap all seven selections by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2023 NFL Draft from the beautiful Holladay Distillery in Weston, MO.
Chiefs UDFA signings:
Keep in mind that some of these reported UDFA signings could be minicamp invites that were misreported. We’re unlikely to get an official announcement from the team on undrafted free agent signings until rookie minicamp begins this weekend.
Grand Valley State OT Quinton Barrow
Appalachian State OT Anderson Hardy
Tarleton State OT Blake Haynes
Tulane TE Tyrick James
Tulsa RB Deneric Prince
Washburn WR James Letcher Jr.
Fresno State WR Nikko Remigio
Missouri State WR Ty Scott
Indiana DL Demarcus Elliott
Harvard EDGE Truman Jones
Indiana LB Cam Jones
NC State LB Isaiah Moore
Purdue CB Reese Taylor
Merrimack CB Anthony Witherstone
Texas S Anthony Cook
Missouri S Martez Manuel
Marshall S Isaiah Norman
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