2014 NFL Mock Draft: Kansas City Chiefs Select...

The Chiefs were last year's surprise team, going from 2-14 and a total disaster, to an 11-5 season with a miraculous mustache in between. Now, it is on Andy Reid to follow up his success with a strong draft class to bolster a team that utilized its strengths (Jamaal Charles, stout defense, not so tough schedule) to hide its weaknesses (See: Smith, Alex - game manager extraordinaire. Who is their No. 2 receiver? THEIR KICKER SUCKS). As the season went on though, the team's weaknesses got exposed. Beyond Charles, the offense sputtered badly and the defense got shredded towards the end of the season, including a disappointing exit in their one and only playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts - where they coughed up a 28-point second half lead and somehow lost in regulation.

The question is what to take? They need help along the O-line, and while they will slide last year's No. 1 pick, Eric Fisher, over to LT for the departed Branden Albert, they will need to put Donald Stephenson as their RT and determine who their RG is going to be. I doubt they will take a guard in the 1st round unless they believe someone like Zack Martin could provide a more drastic upgrade than talented players at other spots of need (LIKE KICKER). Also, a problem for the Chiefs is that they no longer have their 2nd round pick (part of the Alex Smith trade), so it's highly doubtful they could still land a top guard prospect if they passed on the position here.

The need to pair another safety with Pro-Bowler Eric Berry reads a lot like the situation at guard. With no clear-cut 1st round safety talent left at this point, it would be very hard to justify picking up someone like Jimmie Ward. Especially when there is the one thing that Andy Reid cherishes more than anything else in this draft, and it still has a lot of options to pick from....

A kicker!

I kid....Mostly, his name is Succop. I mean, any guy that has "Suc" in his name can't be great, right? How could they not understand this?

Good ol' walrustache (have you seen that thing?!) needs playmakers at the skill positions on the offensive side of the ball to make his West-Coast style offense run effectively, especially since former Steelers wideout Emmanuel Sanders spurned him to sign with the Broncos, and DeSean Jackson opted not to reunite with his old ball coach. The free agent options to pair with Dwayne Bowe have seemingly run out, and I doubt anyone views A.J. Jenkins or Donnie Avery as long term answers at No. 2 to help open up the passing game for Smith and Bowe. So with that being said...

With the 23rd pick, the Kansas City Chiefs select Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State University.

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It comes down to Brandin Cooks or Kelvin Benjamin. While Cooks has pure speed, Benjamin is a total freak of a WR - at 6'5 he is the size of a TE and is easily taller than most DBs with few exceptions, creating a matchup nightmare.

Benjamin is slightly raw, but that is a scary proposition to think that he could get even better, especially with an offensive-minded head coach. If this draft happened, I'm pretty sure Reid would lose his mind with excitement, he may even go so far as to trim that thing on his face. Reid is also used to working with players (particularly wide receivers...) with work ethic or attitude problems, so I don't think that will be an issue here even if all the reports surfacing about Benjamin are true. Honestly, the Chiefs couldn't ask for a much better player at the 23rd pick, except a kicker of course. I hear that Chris Boswell kid is a real game changer.

Final note: Big thanks to the guys over at Arrowhead Pride for being helpful and informative!

	Team	Player	Pos	School	BTSC rep/link to pick
1		Blake Bortles	QB	UCF	SteelerWolf
2	via	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M	Jack Finn
3		Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville	twault
4		Jadeveon Clowney	DE	South Carolina	Double-Eagle
5		Jake Matthews	OT	Texas A&M	diehardsteelerfan625
6		Khalil Mack	LB	Buffalo	Erik Stone
7		Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson	TheCommish
8		C.J. Mosley	LB	Alabama	VinnySteel
9		Greg Robinson	OT	Auburn	Sean Geddes
10		Anthony Barr	OLB	UCLA	JDSpartan
11		Justin Gilbert	CB	Oklahoma St	slatts17
12		Mike Evans	WR	Texas A&M	omara891
13		Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	S	Alabama	Panther pride 76
14		Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh	Michael Uhlhorn
15		Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan St	(BTSC vote)
16		Calvin Pryor	S	Louisville	steeler fever
17		Taylor Lewan	OT	Michigan	Steelers_Fan_to_the_Core
18		Eric Ebron	TE	North Carolina	DropTheHammer
19		Zack Martin	OT	Notre Dame	steeler_chris_5
20		Dee Ford	OLB	Auburn	Wichita SunSteeler
21		Ryan Shazier	LB	Ohio State	NoVaBurgher
22		Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU	c63tho
23		Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Florida State	WelcomeToReality
24					Steel Spike
25					L-Ray
26	via				AMKrup
27					Ike Evans
28					asmith87
29					Mr MaLoR
30					Collision Course
31					alexryan
32					Thoroughbred of Sin