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heir second pick in the 2019 NFL Draft."WhiteSeries Stagner ThingsLottery Tickets ’19Summer of SpagsMailbagFanposts Fanshots Community Community GuidelinesContactAbout StubHub ✕NFL DraftChiefs 2019 draftNFL Draft results: Chiefs select Virginia S Juan Thornhill at No. 63New Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 2019 ,48commentsThe Chiefs take an athletic safety out of Virginia with their second pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.CDTShareTweetShareShareNFL Draft results: Chiefs select Virginia S Juan Thornhill at No. 63The Kansas City Chiefs selected University of Virginia safety Juan Thornhill at pick No. 63 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.The Chiefs are still schedule to pick one more time on Friday night, at No. 84 overall in the third round.S Juan ThornhillVirgnia • 5’11” • 210 poundsTrevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports(report powered by the KC DRAFT GUIDE, published on 4/8)EXPECTED DRAFT RANGE: Top 100BACKGROUND: Three-star recruit in high school playing quarterback and safety, as well as being a highly recruited basketball player. Played sparingly as a freshman and started all but two games over his next two years at cornerback before moving to safety and starting every game as a senior. Named All-ACC first team as a senior. STRENGTHS: Thornhill has solid size and good length while looking extremely smooth moving around the field. His FBI is very high and he processes the game quickly whether near the line of scrimmage or playing deep. His angles to the ball are aggressive but well thought out and he has a good first step when beginning his break. His ball skills are top notch. He reads the quarterback and wide receiver to jump routes and clean up overthrows. When in man coverage Infant Rashad Fenton Jersey , he carries from the hip pocket and uses his length to disrupt the ball. Thornhill isn’t afraid to come up and make a tackle and is an above-average blitzer. WEAKNESSES: Thornhill doesn’t possess the thickest frame and his explosion doesn’t show up consistently on the field. Change of direction, especially in man coverage, is labored and quality speed can get him in man coverage. When playing as a deep safety, he doesn’t always stay deeper than the deepest and his range is good Rashad Fenton Jersey nfl draft , not great. Thornhill is a diving tackler and has no interest in taking on blocks. He will run himself out of a play trying to avoid a block and make the tackle from the side or behind. HOW HE FITS WITH THE CHIEFS: Thornhill is an incredibly smart, versatile safety prospect that has experience playing outside corner- back, in the box and as a deep safety. The blueprint and optimism for him to make the jump at any of those positions are there. He’s at his best reading the quarterback and wide receiver in front of him and using his FBI to make aggressive breaks on the ball. For the Chiefs, he could slate quite well in as a free safety in Steve Spagnuolo’s scheme. Playing a fourth of the deep field and matching route concepts underneath are some skills that Thornhill should thrive in with his ball skills and intelligence. PLAYER COMP: Byron JonesReaction: This is a player I’m thrilled about the Chiefs taking. Thornhill is a top-50 player for us in the KC Draft Guide. He has good size and an excellent athletic profile. Thornhill ran a 4.42 40—yard dash and posted a 44-inch vertical jump.Thornhill started as a cornerback but eventually moved to safety. There’s been talks that he could potentially go back to his original position. Regardless of where he plays Rashad Fenton Jersey Womens , the coverage skills will be a valuable asset for the Chiefs immediately. I expect Thornhill to see time early in the back end of Steve Spagnuolo’s defense. Chiefs 2019 NFL Draft picks (six picks)Round 2: Pick No. 56 overall — Georgia WR Mecole HardmanRound 2: Pick No. 63 overall — Virginia S Juan ThornhillRound 3: Pick No. 84 overall — Western Illinois DT Khalen SaundersRound 6: Pick No. 201 overall — South Carolina CB Rashad FentonRound 6: Pick No. 214 overall — Utah State RB Darwin ThompsonRound 7: Pick No. 216 overall — Illinois C Nick AllegrettiSelection time limitsDay 2: Round 2 (seven minutes per pick) • Round 3 (five minutes per pick)Day 3: Rounds 4-6 (five minutes per pick) • Round 7 (four minutes per pick)(Compensatory picks = four minutes) ESPN fantasy analyst Mike Clay published some fascinating statistical nuggets about the Chiefs’ 2018 season."ESPN writer Mike Clay — who specializes in NFL fantasy football projections for the network — has now completed his offseason statistical analyses to prepare for the 2019 season.On Thursday, he shared some thoughts about what he noticed along the way — and many of them centered on the Kansas City Chiefs.Here is something we already knew: the Chiefs scored a lot of offensive touchdowns in 2018.Clay expects the Chiefs to regress a bit in 2019, but still be among the top offenses.Clay’s belief that the Chiefs will remain a top offense isn’t just a guess; it’s based on historical trends.If you wake up a drunk NFL fan sleeping in the corner at a party and ask him what Andy Reid teams do best, they’ll probably mumble something about the West Coast Offense.But Clay has noticed something else Rashad Fenton Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , too.It’s not big news to Chiefs fans that the team’s offense was noticeably better when Watkins was on the field in 2018, but Clay has quantified it.Clay’s article — which include nuggets of information like these for teams across the league — is a fascinating read for stats nerds like me, and is probably a must-read if you intend to field a fantasy team in the coming season.