Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

A new name at WR for Chiefs in Kiper's latest mock

Analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has posted his latest mock draft. Again, Kiper gives a wide receiver to the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round but it's a different player than the receiver Kiper projected to the Chiefs in each of his first two mocks.

This time his pick for the Chiefs is Arizona State's Jaelen Strong. Strong had a good combine, running a 4.44 40. That time could be enough to convince the Chiefs he's worth the 18th pick in the first round.

Strong has other credentials as well.  He measured 6-2 3/8 and weighed 217 pounds at the combine. He caught 157 passes for 17 touchdowns in his two seasons at Arizona State.

Strong came out for the draft with a season of eligibility remaining and that should be a concern to the Chiefs. Will he be ready as a rookie to contribute to a passing game that needs an overhaul?

The Chiefs, though, aren't drafting for next year alone. It's well past the time where the Chiefs need to think about a long-term replacement for Dwayne Bowe as their No. 1 wide receiver. If the Chiefs think Strong could be that player, he'd be a good selection for them in the first round.

Strong is the fourth wide receiver to be picked in Kiper's draft, following West Virginia's Kevin White, Alabama's Amari Cooper and Louisville's DeVante Parker. Kiper has one more wide receiver going in the first round after Strong, Breshad Perriman of Central Florida.

Kiper had the Chiefs taking different wide receivers, Dorial Green-Beckham of Missouri by way of Oklahoma and Devin Smith of Ohio State, in each of his first two mocks. He has both players dropping from the first round in his latest mock.

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