Rakeem Nunez-Roches to Kansas City Chiefs: Full Draft-Pick Breakdown

May 3, 2015   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

The Kansas City Chiefs didn't enter the 2015 NFL draft with a plethora of needs, but some help for their struggling run defense was certainly one of them.
According to Pro Football Focus, the Chiefs ranked just 28th against the run in 2014. This seems a little odd when you consider the Chiefs finished second only to the Seattle Seahawks in scoring defense last season. 
On average, Kansas City allowed just 17.6 points per game.
Exactly how much more dominant could this unit be if it could actually shut down opposing ball-carriers? Finding out might have required little more than the right combination of draft picks.
Curiously, however, the Chiefs decided not to address the defensive line at all until the sixth round, and the first lineman they took appears to be little more than a developmental prospect.
The Chiefs used the 217th overall pick of the draft on former Southern Mississippi defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roaches, a 6'2", 307-pound Belize-born def...

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