The holes were there last year to be great in the running game but Hunt has no burst and Pacheco has no vision. They started using Brashard at the end of the year in the pass game more, but a dynamic RB would do wonders for this offense. You have to be able to punish teams for going small with 7-8 in pass coverage now in the NFL.
For any back other than Love its not worth it, but for him, I would do everything possible if I am Veach to make it happen. There will be decent DL/Edge rushers at #29 still on the board. People act like Bain is going to be the next Derrick Thomas here, maybe he would be, but if his short arms are a problem and he is just average, than that would be a wasted pick at #9. They have to get a stud in this draft slot, it does not matter whether its RB, WR or along the D line, but they have to get a difference maker. I think Love will be, not sure about Bain or any of the WRs.
Oops, sorry. I was thought you were talking about KC.
Do the Chiefs want just good, or try and get someone that will be great? One back, Love is rated as a top 5 pick in this draft some have his as the best overall pick in the draft, after him it falls down to 3rd and 4th round selections at the position.
If Love falls to #9, absolutely take him. There are 3 or 4 good edge players that should still be there around #29. I don't think Price will make it to the 3rd round.
Price is ranked as the 5th RB in the draft according to ESPN, behind Love, Singleton of PSU, Washington out of Arkansas and the back out of Nebraska, but his stock had to drop with a poor showing at the combine. ESPN rates Price as the 107 best prospect in the draft.
If love is there, 100% take him. hate the idea to trade up for him though, so i am in agreement with you there. There are going to be plenty of options at #9
Pre-combine, 4 of the 5 ESPN draft experts had Price as their #2 back. Matt Miller still has Price as his second best RB post-combine and had him being drafted at 45 in his latest 2-round mock. Jordan Reid has Price going at #50 in his 2-round mock posted yesterday. So, I'm not seeing where any of their experts have Price that low, pre or post combine.
It depends on what you have to give up to get him. If he is on the board for Washington at #7, I would happily give up our 3rd round pick to move from 9 to 7 and ahead of New Orleans. That would still leave you with the #29 and #40 to pick up D line help and maybe a WR if one is there.
Here is the current ESPN rankings. They have Price as their 5th rated RB, The Athletic has Price at #64 overall.
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For KC and the amount of need Love would bring, he is the exact reason you move up to try and get ahead of NO. A 3rd round pick may be hit or miss, I would take the chance on losing that pick to ensure you get Love. Now if the Titans want him at #4, then really nothing you can do, but it would not hurt Washington to slide from 7 to 9 and still pick up a extra 3rd round pick by moving down two slots. Giving up a 3rd pick still means you have the #29 and #40 picks to help the defensive line, they will get Lott back next year, which will help the interior and everything I have read they are high on the D end they drafted last year.
Pretty sure that Best available hasn't been updated in weeks.Here is the current ESPN rankings. They have Price as their 5th rated RB, The Athletic has Price at #64 overall.
2026 NFL mock draft: Jeremiyah Love joins Fernando Mendoza in top 5 after scouting combine
The No. 1 pick feels like a foregone conclusion, but the rest of the board beyond Fernando Mendoza is wide open.
We'll have to agree to disagree. why forfeit a 3rd round pick to move up 2 spots? That just doesnt make sense, especially for a RB who wont be on your team 4 years from now
You move up to ensure that you get him, it's really that simple. After the combine Love is the top two or three players in the draft, it's a position of need for KC. Why would you not give up a 3rd pick to get such a player?
Jeremiyah love is good, but calling him a generational player after a good combine is absolutely wild.
The TSwift stuff isn't the problem old age and 13 yrs in the NFL has way more to do with it.
