Kansas City Chiefs: 7-Round 2019 mock draft after AFC Championship loss

Round 2, Pick 29: Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama

There was a time where it seemed as if linebacker Mack Wilson was a sure-fire first-round pick coming out of Alabama. Entering the year and at the start of the 2018 college season, Wilson was a force not to be trifled with in the middle of the defense, stuffing the run with tremendous athleticism and speed. However, Wilson showed a ton of flaws against the best competition that Bama faced, causing him to slip a bit in terms of his stock.

Even still, the Chiefs could desperately use a player like Wilson in the middle of their defense. Despite the fact that he needs to work with his angle discipline and even putting on a bit of weight, the Chiefs don’t have a player at linebacker that can be a bonafide stud playmaker. With the right development, that could be Wilson. He may not slip as far as he does in this simulation come April, but here, Kansas City leaps at the opportunity to take him.

Round 2, Pick 32: Juan Thornhill, S, Virginia

Eric Berry has shown to be a superstar for the Chiefs when healthy, but that was in question this past season. While that was the case, it was clear that the Kansas City defense is sorely lacking in regards to depth on the back end of the secondary. Thus, the Chiefs should take another step in shoring up that unit, using the pick owed them by the Rams from the Marcus Peters trade to do that by selecting Juan Thornhill out of Virginia.

Thornhill has three years of experience as a starter in college who accrued 13 interceptions over that time. He’s a big-time playmaker with a tremendously high IQ on the back end of a defense. While he may not be a high level athlete in terms of his twitch and agility, he is a solid overall athlete for his size. He can be a versatile asset to pair with Berry and be a part of an improving secondary.