7th-Round Choice: FB/TE Jake O’Connell/Miami (Oh.)
Jake O’Connell/Miami of Ohio/TE-FB
- HT: 6-3
- WT: 250 pounds
- Born: November 6, 1985
- High School: Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida
- Testing: 4.66 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 41-inch vertical jump, 10-foot, 4-inch broad jump, bench pressed 225 pounds 28 times.
2008 season: played in 12 games. He caught 25 passes for 258 yards.
2007: played in 13 games with three starts. He caught 14 passes for 152 yards and two TD catches.
2006: played in 11 games, caught seven passes for 43 yards and two touchdowns.
2005: played in five games.
2004: red-shirt freshman season.
Overall Evaluation: Chiefs dealt their 7th-round choice in 2010 to Miami to pick up pick No. 237 in the ’09 Draft. O’Connell is viewed as potential tight end, H-Back, fullback . He’s considered a good special teams player.
The main question is, what did the Chiefs give up to get this pick?
DJ, Maybe?
Here is a guy we really needed, remember every team has to field a TE.
What a disaster of a draft. Pioli and Haley should both be fired.
I guess we won’t know how this draft will look two or three years from now, but as of today, I am thoroughly unimpressed. No LBs drafted, only one offensive lineman, no significant wheeling and dealing.
UNINSPIRED. Felt like a Carl draft.
John,
Glad to see you back. Couldn’t disagree more with your post.
I wish Herm Edwards was back as Head Coach.
John,
Really?
Saw enough of Herm today. Don’t be discouraged with the draft. Wait until July after he fills in with free agents and maybe a trade. Pioli isn’t a guy who is going to try to draft big names because Mel Kiper says so. They look for the fit. What they didn’t get today they will sign later. It’s all good.
Hopefully LB Leroy Hill will be looked at. This draft was all about fixing Herm’s mistakes, especially along the D Line. Looks like a good job.