Final look at Chiefs’ 2023 pro day attendance

Kansas City Chiefs scouts have been hard at work, covering a ton of ground during the course of the pro day circuit. The front office continues to collect as much information as possible to assemble its final draft board and make informed decisions on draft-eligible talent in April.

We’ve already confirmed that the Chiefs have been in attendance for 32 pro days. That includes trips to Texas, Purdue, UNLV, Columbia, Illinois, South Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Central Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, Army, Georgia Tech, Tulsa, Bowling Green, Iowa, Iowa State, Syracuse, Auburn, Princeton, USC, Nebraska, SMU, Ohio State, Stanford, Temple, Alabama, Houston, Utah, BYU, Missouri, Notre Dame and Penn State. Now, we’ve got our final roundup of pro days with the majority of them now behind us.

Here’s a look at the latest pro days that Chiefs scouts have been present for:

Kentucky

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All 32 NFL teams attended the Kentucky pro day.

Here is the list of players who participated:

• S Tyrell Ajian

• P Colin Goodfellow

• LB Jacquez Jones

• QB Will Levis

• OL Tashawn Manning

• RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.

• K Matt Ruffolo

• CB Keidron Smith

• LB DeAndre Square

• CB Carrington Valentine

• LB Jordan Wright

Valentine probably had the most impressive day with a 4.4s 40-yard dash and a shuttle run that would have been the second-best time at the combine.

Arizona State

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The Chiefs were one of 25 teams represented at the Arizona State pro day on March 27.

Here is the list of participants:

• S Khoury Bethley

• CB Timarcus Davis

• WR Charles Hall

• FB Case Hatch

• OG Henry Hattis

• OG Des Holmes

• OG Chris Martinez

• DT B’Ahmad Miller

• EDGE Travez Moore

• DT TJ Pesefea

• LB Merlin Robertson

• DT Nesta Jade Silvera

• LB Kyle Soelle

• WR Bryan Thompson

• RB Xazavian Valladay

Valladay, Hall and Davis were the clear standouts of this pro day. Jade Silvera stood on his combine workout and only lifted.

Baylor

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Siaki Ika and Connor Galvin did not participate in testing and stood on their times at the combine.

• LB/FB Dillon Doyle

• OL Jacob Gall

• DB Byron Hanspard

• WR Gavin Holmes

• OL Mose Jeffery

• OL Khalil Keith

• PK John Mayers

• OL Grant Miller

• CB Mark Milton

• DB Christian Morgan

• DT Chidi Ogbonnaya

• DT Jaxon Player

• P Isaac Power

• TE Ben Sims

• WR Brayden Utley

Morgan has the most impressive workout of the day with a 4.5s 40-yard dash time and 40.5-inch vertical jump. That’s good news for him in what is considered a weak safety class.

Boise State

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JL Skinner was still not healthy enough to participate and OT John Ojukwu stood on his combine times, but the following players took part in some capacity:

• CB Caleb Biggers

• S Tyreque Jones

• CB Tyric LeBeauf

• DT Scott Matlock

• LB Ezekiel Noa

• DT Divine Obichere

• TE Kurt Rafdal

• EDGE George Tarlas

The defensive tackles, Matlock and Obichere, both had strong workouts with near-identical testing outside of the 3-cone and short shuttle (Matlock had the better times there).

Duke

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All 32 NFL clubs were in attendance for the Duke pro day. LB Shake Heyward stood on his combine times, but the following players participated:

• RB RaShawn Allen

• LS Evan Deckers

• WR Eric Gallman II

• OL Andre Harris

• S Darius Joiner

• CB Dominique Long

• OT Chance Lytle

• CB Datrone Young

Young probably had the best workout, but it wasn’t a particularly great day for this group of prospects.

North Carolina

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All 32 NFL teams were represented at the North Carolina pro day.

Only five players participated in the pro day:

• WR Josh Downs

• WR Antoine Green

• DL Ray Vohasek

• OL Asim Richards

• LB/S Noah Taylor

Green stood on his combine times, but he went through positional drills. Josh Downs ran some blazing fast times in the shuttle run (4.15s) and 3-cone (6.75). They would have ranked third and second among receivers at the combine, respectively.

NC State

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• C Grant Gibson

• LB Drake Thomas

• WR Thayer Thomas

• LB Isaiah Moore

• OG Chandler Zavala

Zavala had quite an impressive workout, establishing himself as one of the top guards in the class. I’m told Kansas City has shown some interest in Thayer Thomas, who posted some impressive numbers at the pro day and has 24 touchdown grabs in five seasons at NC State.

Mississippi State

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All 32 teams were in attendance for this pro day workout.

Here are the players who participated:

• K Massimo Biscardi

• WR Jamire Calvin

• EDGE Randy Charlton

• S Collin Duncan

• WR Caleb Ducking

• CB Emmanuel Forbes

• P George Georgopoulos

• S Jalen Green

• DB Jackie Matthews

• OL LaQuinston Sharp

• DB Alexander Shaw

• LB Sherman Timbs

• LB Tyrus Wheat

• WR Austin Williams

• DT Cameron Young

Forbes was the top prospect in attendance, but Duncan posted a solid workout headlined by a 41.5-inch vertical jump.

Texas A&M

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All 32 NFL teams were in attendance for the Aggies pro day.

Here are the players who participated:

• RB Devon Achane

• S Antonio Johnson Jr.

• CB Jaylon Jones

Jones improved his 40-yard dash time from the combine and ran in the 4.4s range. He attempted to improve his 3-cone and shuttle run, but failed to do so. Achane only ran the 3-cone (7.05s) and the shuttle run (4.3s), showcasing his elusiveness and pass-catching ability on the field.

Washington State

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The Chiefs were among the 23 teams in attendance for the Washington State pro day on March 28th.

Here are the players who participated:

• WR Renard Bell

• WR Robert Ferrel

• LB Daiyan Henley

• DB Derrick Langford Jr.

• DT Christian Mejia

• DB Armani Marsh

• DL Amir Mujahid

• DT Antonio Pule

• OL Grant Stephens

• OL Jack Wilson

Henley was the top prospect of this group, but he only did the bench press after competing in everything else at the combine.

LSU

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All 32 teams were in attendance for the LSU pro day.

WR Kayshon Boutte stood on his (bad) combine numbers outside of the 3-cone (7.08s). Here’s the list of participants:

• CB Sevyn Banks

• LB Micah Baskerville

• CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse

• OL Anthony Bradford

• S Joe Foucha

• CB Mekhi Garner

• EDGE Ali Gaye

• S Todd Harris Jr.

• WR Jaray Jenkins

• LB Mike Jones Jr.

• EDGE B.J. Ojulari

• DB Colby Richardson

• DT Jacquelin Roy

• OL Tre’Mond Shorts

• DB Jay Ward

The Chiefs like their prospects from the state of Louisiana. I’m told they spent some time with several of the players in the defensive secondary including Ward, Garner and Bernard-Converse.

Ole Miss

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These five players participated in some capacity:

• OL Nick Broeker

• RB Zach Evans

• S AJ Finley

• WR Malik Heath

• WR Jonathan Mingo

• EDGE Tavius Robinson

All eyes were on Evans after he didn’t work at the combine due to a hamstring injury. He didn’t disappoint with a 4.5s 40-yard dash, a 33.5-inch vertical and a 121-inch broad jump.

Pittsburgh

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All 32 NFL teams were represented at the Pitt pro day.

Here’s a look at the players in attendance:

• RB Israel Abanikanda

• DL Deslin Alexandre

• LB SirCovea Dennis

• EDGE Habbakuk Baldonado

• OL Owen Drexel

• S Erick Hallett

• S Brandon Hill

• OL Gabe Houy

• DT Calijah Kancey

• OL Marcus Minor

• OL Carter Warren

• WR Jared Wayne

• LB Tylar Wiltz

The Chiefs already hosted Alexandre on a top-30 visit. Abanikanda absolutely crushed his pro day workout and probably entered the Day 2 conversation as a result.

Texas Tech

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The Chiefs were among the teams to visit Patrick Mahomes’ alma mater in Lubbock, Texas for their pro day workout.

EDGE Tyree Wilson sat out due to a foot injury. Here are the players who participated in the testing and drills:

• DB Seth Collins

• DB Adrian Fyre

• K Jonathan Garibay

• DT Nelson Mbanasor

• LB Krishon Merriweather

• LB Dimitri Moore

• DT Gabe Oladipo

• RB SaRoderick Thompson Jr.

• WR Chadarius Townsend

• DB Marquis Waters

• K Trey Wolff

• OL Weston Wright

Texas Tech WR Chadarius Townsend had a really strong workout, but his lack of production in college is pretty jarring.

Florida

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All 32 NFL clubs were in attendance for the Gators’ pro day.

Here are the prospects who participated in some capacity:

• LB Amari Burney

• EDGE Brenton Cox Jr.

• S Trey Dean

• DT Gervon Dexter

• OT Richard Gouraige

• LB Ventrell Miller

• WR Jordan Pouncey

• QB Anthony Richardson

• WR Justin Shorter

• OL O’Cyrus Torrence

• S Rashad Torrence II

• WR Dedrick Vanover

The son of former Chiefs WR Tamarick Vanover (Dedrick) ran a 4.4s 40-yard dash. Interestingly, he never played football for UF, but competed in Track and Field. Before landing at Florida, he was an all-SIAC defensive back for Moorhouse College in Atlanta.

Fresno State

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The Chiefs were among the 27 NFL teams represented at the Fresno State pro day.

Here’s the list of players in attendance:

• OL Dontae Bull

• WR Jalen Moreno-Cropper

• DB L.J. Early

• DB Elijah Gates

• QB Jake Haener

• TE Raymond Pauwels Jr.

• EDGE David Perales

• WR Zane Pope

• RB Jordan Mims

• WR Nikko Remigio

Remigio had a really solid workout with a 4.56s 40-yard dash and a 36-inch vertical jump.

TCU

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All 32 NFL clubs were confirmed to be in attendance for the TCU pro day.

Here are the players who participated:

• OL Steve Avila

• WR Taye Barber

• WR Derius Davis

• QB Max Duggan

• DT George Ellis III

• WR Gunnar Henderson

• CB Tre Hodges-Tomlinson

• DL Dylan Horton

• WR Quentin Johnston

• RB Kendre Miller

Everyone came out to see Johnston perform and he didn’t disappoint, outside of not running a short shuttle. I’m told that Barber also had a good day with top marks in the vertical jump and the broad jump (which Johnston did at the combine).

Tennessee

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All 32 NFL teams were present in Knoxville for the Tennesse pro day.

Hendon Hooker was still not clear to resume working out following his knee injury. Here are the players who did participate:

• LB Jeremy Banks

• P Paxton Brooks

• DL LaTrell Bumphus

• OL Jerome Carvin

• TE Princeton Fant

• DB Trevon Flowers

• QB Hendon Hooker

• WR Jalin Hyatt

• K Chase McGrath

• LB Solon Page III

• DT Maurese Smith

• WR Cedric Tillman

• OT Darnell Wright

• EDGE Byron Young

The Chiefs are doing their homework on a lot of Tennessee players, including Darnell Wright and Jeremy Banks.

Kansas

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The Chiefs always attend local area pro days and they were among the teams in attendance for Kansas.

Here are the players who attended:

• OL Earl Bostick Jr.

• DL Sam Burt

• EDGE Zion DeBose

• EDGE Malcolm Lee

• LB Lorenzo McCaskill

• EDGE Lonnie Phelps

• DT Caleb Sampson

• DT Eddie Wilson

Sampson (6-3, 305 pounds) attended the Chiefs’ local pro day per KRPC2’s Aaron Wilson. He has 77 tackles, 11.5 tackles for losses and 5.5 sacks during his KU career.

Kansas State

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All 32 NFL teams were in attendance for the Kansas State pro day.

Here are some of the players who were in attendance:

• EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah

• CB Ekow Boye-Doe

• CB Julius Brents

• RB Deuce Vaughn

• WR Kade Warner

Boye-Doe had a standout performance and attended the Chiefs’ local pro day. Our own Ed Easton Jr. recently spoke to Warner, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner.

South Dakota State

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Only 20 NFL teams attended the South Dakota State pro day and the Chiefs were among them.

Here are the players who attended:

• TE Tucker Kraft

• CB Malik Lofton

• DT Caleb Sanders

• WR Landon Wolf

Everyone was out to see Kraft and he didn’t disappoint, turning in an impressive 40-yard dash (4.6s) and broad jump (122 inches).

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