Pro Football Focus writer Trevor Sikkema recently went back and re-drafted the 2019 NFL draft after three seasons. Given what we know about the players in that draft class right now, things would have turned out much differently across the board.
One of the most significant changes for Kansas City is that they don’t end up trading away their first-round draft pick to acquire DE Frank Clark. PFF instead has the Chiefs keeping pick No. 29 and selecting Delaware S Nasir Adderley (Chargers). Why did they take Adderley, though? Because Juan Thornhill was already made a first-round draft pick by a division rival.
The Las Vegas Raiders selected Thornhill at pick No. 27, which is where they actually took Jonathan Abram. Here is what Sikkema had to say about the Raiders scooping Thornhill in Round 1:
