Stokes is likely committing to Kentucky tomorrow. I think we need to start looking into backup plans. McNeil from NC State is interesting

We should have drafted a kicker in round 7. It would have given us a dirt cheap upgrade over Butker. I suppose our front office is using the sunken cost fallacy to justify not replacing him.

Chiefs draft haul:

Mansoor Delane: Touted as the best cornerback in the draft. Locked down opponents and not penalized once last year.

Peter Woods: Great measureables and arguably the best DT in the draft. Can stuff the run, rush the QB and lineup both inside and out. Some concerns about his production dropping throughout his college career but some argue that was because of Clemson's gap scheme and being double-teamed often.

R Mason Thomas: Pure speed rusher at DE. Not a good run defender. Arguably the second best pass rusher in the draft.

Jadon Canady: Extremely versatile DB. Can play any position in the secondary.

Emmett Johnson: Did not test well at the combine but was an elite college runningback. All-AMerican who can run, catch, block, find the endzone, and protect the football.

Cyrus Allen: Undersized WR who had a smidge under 700 rec yards but a Big 12 leading 13 touchdowns last season. Speedy and known as a good route runner.

Garrett Nussmeier: A talented QB but has a lot to learn. Probably drafted to back up Fields early in the season if Mahomes is still injured. Might become primary backup after Fields leaves.

What do we make of our draft class? I personally like it quite a bit.

Enrique Cruz got drafted as well

The one area where we have improved massively is at the 4. Dawes is better than Tiller at pretty much everything. We will also have a better bench next year than we did this year (if Rosario and Mbiya are our first bench guys that will be awesome). But Kinney probably won't be as good as Council and Reeves won't be as good as Flory.

@BeddieKU23 Why do you say that?

We have a lot of good role players but we are missing a star. That is where Stokes is supposed to come in

We could name a Keanu Dawes and Christian Reeves front court "Keanu Reeves"

Dawes can also play the 5 if need be

I heard a rumor somewhere out in the rumorsphere that Stokes now has a Kentucky basketball tattoo.

Here is a source, especially for @mayjay

https://collegefootballnetwork.com/mens-college-basketball/tyran-stokes-tattoo-kentucky/

I don't know what the plans are. Maybe some international prospects

We have a plan B and a plan C. They might not be good plans, but we've got 'em.

I thought Stokes might announce today. If he announces between tomorrow and Saturday he would have to share his sports media attention with the NFL draft. Perhaps he will announce next week.

The good news is that Diop and Thiam are by far the best bigs in the portal. The bad news is we probably won't land either.

Reeves was visiting Michigan State. However, Michigan St just landed Bonke.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/senior-ku-jayhawks-guard-melvin-224123513.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

I heard somewhere that Council entered the portal yesterday

I think it is extremely unlikely Council comes back

That all sounds fine but it sounds like we are putting all our eggs in the Stokes basket when he hasn't committed anywhere yet

Gabe Dynes is going to visit. Hopefully just meant to be a depth piece