The Chiefs selected fullback Shane Bannon out of Yale in the 7th round of the NFL Draft (#223 overall).  The Chiefs went off the board with this pick as not many experts thought Bannon had any chance of getting picked.  It will be up to him to reward the Chiefs for picking him.  He played in 7 games last year and he didn’t carry the ball while catching 13 passes for 122 yards (9.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Bannon has nice size at 6’3″, 245 pounds so he could wind up being a solid lead blocker while earning most of his money on special teams.

The Kansas City Chiefs took 24-year old DT Jerrell Powe out of Mississippi with the 199th overall pick (6th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Powe is a huge man at 6’2″, 330 pound and he plays a big man’s game as he can demand a double team.  He isn’t much of a pass rusher though, so he’s likely going to be a 2-down player.  The only reason that Powe slipped as far as he did in the draft is because of his smarts.  He defintely is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.  Powe played in 12 games (all starts) for Mississippi last year and he had 27 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, 1 batted down ball and he forced 1 fumble.  Powe played in 37 games (22 starts) in his three years with the Rebels and he had 69 tackles, 24 tackles for a loss, 7 sacks, 1 batted down ball and 2 forced fumbles.  The Chiefs are hoping that Chiefs’ Defensive Co-Ordinator Romeo Crennel can get the best out of Jerrell Powe.

The Chiefs have picked 23-year old OLB Gabe Miller out of Oregon State with the 140th overall pick (5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Miller is 6’3″, 250 pounds and he runs a 4.6 40.  Miller will need some coaching up by the Chiefs’ staff as he was a DE in college.  He had 44 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, 2 batted down passes, 2 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery last year.  He played two years on defense for the Beavers and he had 67 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, 8 sacks, batted down 2 passes, defensed 2 passes, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 forced fumbles.

The Kansas City Chiefs picked 23-year old QB Ricky Stanzi out of Iowa with the 135th overall pick (5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Stanzi is 6’4″, 221 and he runs a 4.8 40.  Stanzi is a tough guy who was a team leader at Iowa.  He also has a strong arm and he played in a pro-style offense at Iowa.  Sometimes he throws into coverage too much (15 INTs in 2009) but he cut his pickoffs down big time in 2011 when he only threw 6 of them.  Stanzi played in 13 games (all starts) for Iowa last year and he completed 221 of 345 passes (64.1%) for 3,004 yards with 25 TD passes and 6 INTs.  Stanzi played in 39 games (35 starts) in his four years with the Hawkeyes and he completed 542 of 907 passes (59.8%) for 7,377 yards with 56 TD passes and 31 INTs.  This was a excellent pick for the Chiefs as Stanzi will backup Matt Cassel for now and maybe down the road replace him as the starting QB.

The Chiefs took 23-year old cornerback Jalil Brown out of Colorado in the 4th round (#118 overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Brown is 6’0″, 202 pounds and he runs a 4.47 40.  Brown is a solid overall corner and he plays on a lot of special teams.  He doesn’t make many plays on the ball and he does get burnt deep quite a bit.  Maybe the Chiefs’ coaching staff will be able to get Brown on the right path.  Brown played in 12 games (all starts) for Colorado last year and he had 46 tackles, broke up 5 passes, had 3 interceptions and he recovered 2 fumbles.  Brown played in 49 games (28 starts) in his four years with the Buffaloes and he had 177 tackles, broke up 24 passes, had 6 interceptions, forced 3 fumbles and he recovered 4 fumbles.  Brown might eventually develop into a starting corner for the Chiefs but it’s going to take some time.