We are officially 44 days away from the 2016 NFL Draft, and being just a week into free agency, there's already a consensus starting to build from the experts around the internet on what the Kansas City Chiefs might be doing with the No. 28 pick.
Of the 20 mock drafts below, seven of them have the Chiefs selecting a cornerback with their first pick, and Houston's William Jackson III is the leader as he was selected four times.
According to Lance Zierlein of NFL.com in his scouting report, Jackson's NFL comparison is Phillip Gaines—the third-year player for the Chiefs coming off a torn ACL suffered in Week 3 of last season.
Here's what Zierlein had to say about Jackson:
"Tall cornerbacks with length who can run and play the football are usually in high demand and that could be the case for Jackson as well. While he has the traits for the position, the league is turning into small and fast or big and strong at the receiver spot and handling those two elements could take a year or two for him to improve in before he becomes a full-time starter."
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A look at the players going into today's Mock Draft Roundup.
CB William Jackson III - Houston
OLB Leonard Floyd - Georgia
CB Eli Apple - Ohio State
LB Darron Lee - Ohio State
OT Le'Raven Clark - Texas Tech
WR Corey Coleman - Baylor
DL Chris Jones - Mississippi State
CB Kendall Fuller - Virgina Tech
DL Jarran Reed - Alabama
OLB Kamalei Correa - Boise State
OG Josh Garnett - Stanford
WR Will Fuller - Notre Dame
DL Vernon Butler - Louisiana Tech
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The selection makes sense with veteran CB Sean Smith having signed with the Oakland Raiders, and the Chiefs have yet to pick up a cornerback during free agency to replace him.
Last year, the Chiefs hit gold with their selection of CB Marcus Peters, who proved to be one of the best playmakers in the NFL as a rookie.
While mock drafts are still just a fun exercise to familiarize with some of the players who could be available, these players could still prove to be good options for the Chiefs.
In this week's mock draft roundup, we've added a little something by linking to the video clips of these players from the people over at Draft Breakdown, who have a database of video clips of most of the prospects this season.
Follow the link to see the experts' entire mock draft:
Mock Draft Roundup 4.0 - Who should the Kansas City Chiefs pick at No. 28?
Analyst
Company
Player
POS
School
Video Clips
Matt Miller
Leonard Floyd
OLB
Georgia
Pete Prisco
Eli Apple
CB
Ohio State
Dane Brugler
William Jackson III
CB
Houston
Will Brinson
Darron Lee
LB
Ohio State
Rob Rang
LeRaven Clark
OT
Texas Tech
Jared Dubin
Corey Coleman
WR
Baylor
Todd McShay
Chris Jones
DL
Mississippi State
Mel Kiper
Jarran Reed
DL
Alabama
Peter Schrager
Kamalei Correa
OLB
Boise State
Josh Norris
Chris Jones
DL
Mississippi State
Bucky Brooks
Kendall Fuller
CB
Virginia Tech
Daniel Jeremiah
William Jackson III
CB
Houston
Lance Zierlein
William Jackson III
CB
Houston
Chad Reuter
Josh Garnett
OG
Stanford
Charles Davis
Will Fuller
WR
Notre Dame
Chris Collinsworth
Jarran Reed
DL
Alabama
Dan Kadar
William Jackson III
CB
Houston
Eric Galko
Vernon Butler
DL
Louisiana Tech
Chris Burke
Eli Apple
CB
Ohio State
Walter Cherepinsky
Vernon Butler
DL
Louisiana Tech
