I remember reading over the comments in a recent mock draft fanpost not too long ago where someone suggested something about looking through all the mock drafts posted here on AP and compiling some sort of stat line for it. Well…I did :)

After scanning the fanpost archives of the last 3 months (roughly ~1100 fanposts scanned dating back to the beginning of this year’s season) I found that there weren't as many mock drafts as I thought there'd be. In total there was only 12 complete mock drafts  (4 of them done by the same person), 2 mock draft poll threads (for 1st and 2nd round choices), and 5 ‘(insert player name) needs to be the 1st rd. choice posts altogether in roughly the amount of time from the beginning of the season to thus far. With that being said what I looked at all the draft choices presented and complied them into one post to centralize the draft discussion and look and see what the general AP consensus is when it comes to the draft.

Do note that I only did the first 4 rounds of the draft. Rounds 5 and down are what I like to call ‘unknowns’ simply because:

A)    We have no idea what we have left below the mid round picks due to trades this off-season and

B)     For the most part rounds 5-7 are considered a crap shoot.

C)    Everything is a guess in a mock draft but rounds 5-7 that becomes especially so

The AP Draft Mindset:

(updated November 29, 2009)

1st round:

• Eric Berry – S – Tennessee – 8 mock 1s (51 poll votes)
• Russell Okung – OT – Oklahoma State - 3 mock 1s (45 poll votes)
• Ndamukong Suh – DT – Nebraska – 3 mock 1s (11 poll votes)
• Terrence Cody – NT– Alabama – 2 mock 1s
• Rolando McClain - ILB - Alabama - 2 mock 1s
• Dez Bryant – WR – Oklahoma State – 1 mock

(1st) 2nd round:

• Ciron Black – OT – Louisiana State University – 2 mock 2s
• Mike Johnson – OG – Alabama – 1 mock 2 (15 poll votes)
• Jerry Hughes – OLB – Texas Christian University – 1 mock
• Sergio Kindle – DE/OLB – Texas – 1 mock
• Golden Tate - WR/PR - Notre Dame - 1 mock
• Von Miller – OLB – Texas A&M – 1 mock
• Kris O’Dowd – C – University of Southern California – 1 mock
• Brandon Spikes – ILB – Florida – 1 mock
• Arrelious Benn – WR – Illinois – 1 mock
• Ed Dickson – TE – Oregon – 1 mock
• Patrick Robinson - CB - Florida State - 1 mock
• Jonathan Dwyer - RB - Georgia Tech - 1 mock
• Anthony McCoy - TE - USC - 1 mock
• Sam Young – OT – Notre Dame – 0 mock (10 poll votes)
• Josh McNeil – C – Tennessee – 0 mock (10 poll votes)
• Marshwan Gilyard – WR – Cincinnati – 0 mock (5 poll votes)

(2nd) 2nd round:

• Mike Iupati – OG – Idaho – 1 mock
• Darrell Stuckey – S – Kansas – 1 mock
• Eric Olsen – C – Notre Dame – 1 mock
• Kris O’Dowd – C – USC – 1 mock
• Matt Tenant – C – Boston College – 1 mock
• Boo Robinson – DT – Wake Forest – 1 mock
• Tony Washington – OT – Abilene Christian – 1 mock
• Vince Oghnobaase – DT – Duke – 1 mock
• Nate Allen – S – USF – 1 mock
• Kyle McCarthy – S – Notre Dame – 1 mock
• Ciron Black - OT - LSU - 1 mock
• Jason Fox - OT - Miami - 1 mock
• Jerry Hughes - OLB - Texas Christian University - 1 mock

3rd Round:

• Jordan Shipley – WR – Texas – 3 mock
• Jerome Murphy – CB – University of Southern Florida – 2 mock
• Bruce Campbell – OT – Maryland – 1 mock
• Sean Lee – ILB – Penn State – 1 mock
• Marshwan Gilyard – WR – Cincinnati – 1 mock
• Eric Decker – WR – Minnesota – 1 mock
• Gabe Carimi – OT – Wisconsin – 1 mock
• John Estes – C – Hawaii – 1 mock
• Jason Fox - OT - University of Miami (FL) - 1 mock
• Mike Johnson - OG - Alabama - 1 mock

4th round:

• Darrell Stuckey – S – Kansas – 2 mock  
• Dexter Davis – OLB – Arizona State University – 2 mock
• Vladamir Ducasse - OG - University of Massachusetts - 2 mock
• Sam Young - OL - Notre Dame - 1 mock
• Jacoby ford – WR – Clemson – 1 mock
• Dezmon Briscoe – WR – Kansas – 1 mock
• Jean-Pierre Paul – DE/OLB – USF – 1 mock
• Mike Johnson – OG – Alabama – 1 mock
• Micah Johnson – ILB – Kentucky – 1 mock
• Matt Tenant – C – Boston College – 1 mock
  
• Toby Gerhart - RB - Stanford - 1 mock
• Eric Olsen - OG - Notre Dame - 1 mock

AP Draft Consensus by Position:

1st Round - Safety

(1st) 2nd Round - Offensive Line

(2nd) 2nd Round - Offensive Line

3rd Round - WR

4th Round - OLB

So as you can see the general agreement amongst the AP mock drafters (draftees?) is…well pretty standard concerning 1st round draft choices. Its rounds 2-4 where the true disparity arises and we can see personal tastes, loyalties, flavor of the month, BPA guesses etc… start to arise. But there are a few notable names and players that appeared in more then one mock draft and they are as such:

AP’s Top 5 Most Popular Mock draft Players (by appearance)

1. Eric Berry (7 mock draft 1st round choice picks/ 51 poll votes)
2. Russell Okung (3 Mock draft 1st round choice picks/ 45 poll votes)
3. Darrell Stuckey (1 Mock draft 2nd round choice pick and 2 Mock draft 4th round)
4. Jordan Shipley (3 Mock draft 3rd round choices picks)
5. Cirion Black (2 mock draft 2nd choice) and Dexter Davis (2 mock draft 4th round)

Without further ado I consolidated the list into one single AP community mock draft selection based solely on the popularity of a player in a given round determined by either of the following or a combination of both:

1)      Poll Votes in a mock draft thread by Nick Taylor

2)      The number of appearances in different mock draft threads at the same draft position.

The AP Mock Draft Consensus By Player:

1st Round  - Eric Berry – S – Tennessee

2nd Round (1) – Mike Johnson – OG – Alabama (based on poll vote numbers)

2nd Round (2) – Undecided Offensive Lineman candidate

3rd Round – Jordan Shipley – WR – Texas

4th Round – Darrel Stuckey – S – Kansas or Dexter Davis – OLB – ASU

The 2nd 2nd round choice is left as undecided. Why? Simply because there was no general agreement between any two mock draft threads or a popular vote to decide one. So as for now it will remain blank

 But before I end this post let me just add this little nugget of hope for you all: my own personal mock draft to top the whole thing off :D

-butchcassidy’s Mock Draft for Winners-

(updated: November 26th with the Chiefs currently selecting at #9) 

1st Round - Rolando McClain – ILB – Alabama

Why?:  Rolando McClain is the force that is the force behind the Crimson Tide defense. While Terrence Cody is the anchor of the line McClain is the hammer of the 2nd level. A bona fide true ILB prospect for the ages with talent equal too (or dare I say surpassing that of) former 1st round draft choice Patrick Willis. Like Willis McClain is a nasty, nasty footballer; a hard nosed grinder able to cover side line to sideline as well as be the presence in the middle to deny the run game up the gut. A technically sound LB in coverage Rolando is the complete package, delivering in spades on all fronts. A 3 down, full motor LB that KC is sorely lacking...

2nd Round – Anthony McCoy – TE – USC

Why?: Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam, Leonard Pope need I say more? After the departure of the Chiefs all world TE Tony Gonzalez the TE position is absolutely devoid of decent talent. Each one of their TEs is absolutely horrid in the blocking in both pass and run support. They can't do anything. In comes Anthony McCoy. McCoy is the 2nd best TE prospect in this draft (behind OU's Jermain Gresham); an excellent blocker McCoy has the blocking ability of a seasoned offensive tackle behind the athletic body of a dynamic reviving threat in the pass game. While not exactly a burner McCoy does have adequate speed to get down field quick enough while possessing the athletic ability to make the catches that matter. He's a big target and would be an absolute beast in the intermediate pass game.

 2nd Round (2) – Matt Tennant – C – Boston College

Why?: Ever since  Casey Wiegmann left the void at the center position for the Chiefs has been...well not filled! Rudy Niswanger is a nice guy, a real smart ball player but plays to high, too slow, and just plain unsuited to play center, or at least start at center for any length of time, for any team. Rudy is what you call...quality depth; yea he's a good stop gap but he just isn't that vital cog and isn't a piece you build your O-Line out and around of. In steps Matt Tennant . If the QB is the captain of the offense then the Center is the Lieutenant of the line. An intelligent beast, Tennant is an absolute hog in the middle. An unstoppable force in the run game and an immovable object in the pass game, Tennant is fluid on his feet and vicious with his hand.

3rd Round –  Jerome Murphy – CB/S – University of Southern Florida

Why?: Read on some of the other mocks that he's a more developed shut down corner type in the mold of an Al Harris of Green Bay type that knows how to play the field too his advantage, taking advantage of QB miscues with authority.

4th Round – Vladamir Duccasse – OG - UMass

Why?: Once upon a time the Chiefs possessed an O-line of legends. With Willie Roaf and Brian Waters manning the blind side, Casey Weigmann controlling the line calls, and the guard of guards Will Shields effectively sealing off the right side of the line with a man known as Jon Tait at right tackle. Ahh the good Ole days. But now the Chiefs have a sieve of a line that is patch worked and re-tooled with names such as Wade Smith, Barry Richardson, Mike Goff and Rudy Niswanger seeing time and contributing to the futility of a team looking to breathe.  With a weakness at both RG and LG the solution becomes simple when the Chiefs draft the big man known as Vladamir Duccasse. Vlad is an agile big man but is just down right nasty and knows how and when to anchor,.

Does anyone else get the feeling that something big might happen soon to the Chiefs? I'm not saying something trivial like a nameless signing here or there but I mean like ground breaking? I have a feeling that something is a stir at One Arrowhead drive and that it might just radically alter the course of Chiefs football history when it happens. Now whether that be a good thing or a bad thing we'll have to wait and see but for now I have a sneaking suspicion that something is in the works.

Am I full of  hot air on this? Could anything happen this far into the season? Any speculations?

The five players list; 3 lists consisting of 5 players that should be one of the following:

- Players that will be cut...

- Players that need to be cut but won't...

- Players that may get cut that shouldn't ...

5 Players that WILL be Cut

1. Bobby Greenwood: 6-5, 274 (DE/OLB) Tweener type in body only. Greenwood has seen little to no game time in any of the Chiefs preseason games and reports out of camp confirm the reason why. While brought in to camp to provide depth at a relatively shallow position (in terms of depth and talent) at either DE or OLB Greenwood has failed to impress and aside from having an ideal body type is destined for the chopping block as second year man out of Wheaton Andy Studebaker seems to have secured his depth position.

2. Jackie Bates: 5-10, 180 (CB) destiny is what happens to most UDFAs who come to a team. It was unlikely from the start that Bates cracked the opening day roster (or even the first cut) when he came to KC. Aside from the fact that KC has a promising young crop of DBs already with a year under their collective belts the Chiefs also deemed it necessary to draft Donald Washington of Ohio State to provide immediate depth and development to the budding corps.

3. Londen Fryar:  5-11, 192 (CB). Read above...

4. Darryl Harris: 6-4, 300 (G) Another victim of circumstance and in this case talent. A young guard brought in to provide depth has been unproductive in what little game action he's been in. While the Chiefs offensive line is far from commanding any sort of respect in terms of depth Darryl is just a victim of he 53 man roster limit. WIth the addition of Alleman and Ndukwe his spot was taken.

5. Dion Gales: 6-5, 259 (DE/OLB) Outside of the ideal physical attributes to play in the 3-4 system Gales is simply in the same boat as Greenwood. Camp fodder.

5 Players that NEED to be Cut but won't: 

1. Terrance Copper: 6-0, 207 (WR) Copper is a hard working, blue collar type of WR that Haley seems to like. Aside from his connection with the HC and his stint in Dallas there is nothing else noteworthy about Copper. A 6 year journeyman WR Copper has proven in consecutive games he doesn't have the guts to go over the middle nor the hands to be a consistent possession WR. Stone hands Copper has been anything but consistent in games and his play has killed more then one drive and drove fans to scratch their heads and wonder what it is the Coach sees in this guy.

2. Sean Ryan:  6-5, 260 (TE) Ryan is of the same mold as Copper. All work eithic and no results. With sub par blocking skills, lead feet, and brick hands Ryan is the equivalent to nothing more then wasted space and time on the field. His poor play has resulted in drive killers attributed due to his poor blocking skills or his poor hands. Another head scratcher as to why this guy is starting.

3. Thomas Gafford: 6-2, 250 (LS) When you're the only LS on the entire roster you've got to be solid. Gafford muffed a snap and seeing as how Haley and Pioli have said, competition against the whole league, well...Lets just say he won't be cut now but I can't believe that Pioli isn't scouting for someone else to fill the void. Safe for now but should be cut.

4. Mike Cox: 6-0, 252 (FB). One of two sub par blocking FBs on our current roster his spot is safe save only because his incumbent is just as terrible. When you get the QBOTF injured you're obviously going to end up in the dog house. The blame falls on the O-Line first but had Cox finished his block Cassel would've never been hurt in the first place.

5. Damion McIntosh: 6-4, 328 (T) Do I need to say more then the name for shudders not to go through the collective spines and migranes to form in all Chiefs fans? Damion McIntosh is the poster child for this entire group. Unmotivated, slow, and the biggest yo-yo player on this team McIntosh the once touted solidifier of the right  side has gone bust after his flaws were exposed last season. The only reason he stays is his contract and depth purposes. One of the few cases where a player's worth to the team is by doing nothing at all then being on the field in any capacity.

5 Players that MAY be cut that shouldn't 

1. Matt Gutierrez: 6-4, 230 (QB) This is an assumption. Going by what Adam Schefter (one of the last reliable sources of info in big media) the opening day roster shake up should have Croyle and Thigpen playing behind Cassel at QB. Seeing as how teams don't keep more then 3 QBs on the roster at any given time that only leaves the G-man as the odd man out. Only time will tell if Schefter was correct in his report that the Chiefs had no plans to shop Thigpen, but if it is true the Chiefs are letting go of a solid 3rd man.

2. Kolby Smith:  5-11, 219 (RB) The 3rd year man out of Louisville is as versitale as they come when he's on the field. Yet therein lies the probelm...when he's on the field. Smith has been fighting injury carrying over from last season and has yet to set foot on the field to display what it is that makes him so dynamic. With the increased performance of the RBs in front of him (Battle, Charles, Savage) it is becoming more and more apparent that the Chiefs will part way with the injured back.

3. Rodney Wright: 5-9, 181 (WR) Being an arena league vet did him well to get him this far but being a 30 year old rookie in the NFL may attribute to management being able to part ways with Wright. Wright is a quick and shifty arena league standout who just doesn't have what it takes to crack into the the upper echelon of WRs on this team (which isn't saying much). With little upside and an apparent decline in ability predicted in the forseeable future its only natrual the Chiefs part ways with Wright.

4. Corey Smith: 6-1, 225 (LB) In all honesty the College standout from Cinncinati never really had a chance which is a shame considering the potential upside he posses. Playing behind the likes of DJ, Demorrio Williams, and the re-accquired veteran in Monty Biesel who turned in a solid performance on Saturday left little else to be said in favor of Corey Smith. He's got a good future ahead of him just not with the Chiefs.

5. Ashley Lelie: 6-3, 193 (WR) Maybe a victim of circumstance and favoritism when it comes to his position. The speedy WR from Hawaii posesses and uncanny knack to create space between himself and the defender and always seems to put himself in a good position to make a play. Yet his inconsistency in the past and the apparent love affair the coach has for Stone Hands Copper almost instantly axes Lelie from roster spot contention. A shame really, I think he could have been something special for this team and provided a decent size target down field for Cassel.

**I am by no means a scout or proffessional evaluator of talent so take my opinions with a grain of salt.

I was watching some of the highlights from Miami after hearing this and made a couple of observations...

Andy Alleman 

Positives

Athletic, strong arm drive blocker. In run blocking he has quick feet and good recovery quickness. He's strong at the point of attack and can drive most lineman out of the way. When equally matched in pass protection he's solid, forming a sturdy base in his legs he can hold his ground against DTs that physically beat him in measurements. A good run blocker and steady pass blocker. 

Negatives

He plays too high. Stiff in the hips and will bolt himself to the ground and lunge in pass protection casuing him to over extend and lose position in protection. Against agile DTs he appears almost sluggish, struggling to keep step for step with them do in part to his poor footwork in most zone situations which allows for some to simply swat his arms away and get an inside track to the QB forcing a throw earlier then it should be thrown. Needs to finish his blocks as well.

Overall

He's not a zone blocker. In most pass plays he covered his defficeny by playing too his strength in drive blocking, getting his hands inside the numbers quickly and angling his man out of the play and making them a non factor. A definitive upgrade to the line when he plays to his strengths but can be a liabilty at times.

Ikechuku Ndukwe

Positives

A wall. This guy is undeniably strong. Not as fast as Alleman (quicker then D-Mac) but is much more stout at the point of attack. A solid blocker in both the pass and run; once he has his hands on someone its practically game over. He is a much better zone blocker, taking good angles to compensate for his slower speed and able to strong arm stronger DTs while being versitale enough to catch quicker bull rushers and litterally kill their momentum pushing them back with ease and removing them from relevancy.

Negatives

His strength is also a weakness at times; he is a wall. The guy is not the best down field blocker do in part to being rather slow and awkward when running downfield (his weight appeared cumbersome at times). While he has adequate latteral speed and agility he is occassionaly beat by a quick inside move or outside speed rush. While his strength is an obvious advantage in most situations he relies to heavily on his physical capabilites and not enough on technique, catching (allows for DTs to charge in to him) most DT/DEs more often then not, relying on brute force and stability in his core strength to hold off against a quick DT/DE which on occassion allows for guys he should beat normally to get inside leverage with momentum and drive him back into the pocket.

Overall

Best suited for a RT/RG (RG) started there at Miami and showed promise) better then Dmac and Barry Richardson by far.