After drafting wide receiver Mecole Hardman, safety Juan Thornhill and defensive lineman Khalen Saunders on day two, the Kansas City Chiefs selected cornerback Rashad Fenton, running back Darwin Thompson interior offensive lineman Nick Allegretti on day three.
Because of the whirlwind of undrafted free agency that begins the second after the draft, general manager Brett Veach doesn’t take questions on the day-three picks until Monday, via conference call.
With that now in the books, let’s talk about why the Chiefs drafted who they did on day three.
CB Rashad Fenton
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Because Veach traded his fifth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams to take Hardman, the Chiefs had to wait 117 turns, from No.