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Kansas City Chiefs GM Brett Veach is learning from his mistakes in his first draft class back in 2018 and continues to invest in athleticism in the NFL draft.
Veach’s latest draft class in 2023 is one of his most athletic yet. How do we know that it’s one of the most athletic classes? We have Kent Lee Platte to thank, also known as MathBomb on Twitter, the creator of Relative Athletic Score (RAS). This 10-point scale measures a prospect’s athletic ability based on their testing results during the pre-draft process (combine or pro day) in relation to the prospect’s size along with historical results from prospects who play the same position.
Here’s a quick look through at the RAS cards for all seven of the Chiefs’ draft picks in 2023, along with a few of their top undrafted free agents as a bonus:
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
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Felix Anudike-Uzomah was drafted with pick 31 of round 1 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.73 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 209 out of 1634 DE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/maz03OdBwq pic.twitter.com/xoMJ9ki2Pv
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 28, 2023
Rashee Rice
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Rashee Rice was drafted with pick 55 of round 2 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.53 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 145 out of 3062 WR from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/lwD9tvVPvv pic.twitter.com/YjucxErSE1
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Wanya Morris
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Wanya Morris was drafted with pick 92 of round 3 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.35 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 215 out of 1294 OT from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/KnzoH8NdfS pic.twitter.com/KZgxtMNcfb
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Chamarri Conner
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Chamarri Conner was drafted with pick 119 of round 4 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.16 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 83 out of 976 FS from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/OIn8kbiJsy pic.twitter.com/uXopb1Jb3i
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
BJ Thompson
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B.J. Thompson is a DE prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.04 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 158 out of 1629 DE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/SP6QA5Hj0P pic.twitter.com/W852R6f2ZQ
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 22, 2023
Keondre Coburn
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Keondre Coburn was drafted with pick 194 of round 6 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 5.26 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 769 out of 1620 DT from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/uZukYrDBLT pic.twitter.com/FEsCciO9Gr
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Nic Jones
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Nic Jones was drafted with pick 250 of round 7 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 6.32 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 818 out of 2222 CB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/NeRoPIOdjP pic.twitter.com/7NCUZzfuOf
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Tulsa RB Deneric Prince
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Deneric Prince is a RB prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.56 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 77 out of 1736 RB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/B01MCvHiIQ pic.twitter.com/Z3qgsi75zV
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 11, 2023
NC State LB Isaiah Moore
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Isaiah Moore is a LB prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 6.04 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1050 out of 2648 LB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/k2zurbDQNf pic.twitter.com/KMfQNzAnpU
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 17, 2023
Harvard EDGE Truman Jones
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Truman Jones is a DE prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.36 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 268 out of 1629 DE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/1tGhciv7Vd pic.twitter.com/TTlfddOyYe
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 22, 2023
Missouri S Martez Manuel
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Martez Manuel is a FS prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 6.80 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 313 out of 974 FS from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/iuYbQHN08N pic.twitter.com/ZPvLXP9t3I
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 13, 2023
