Darian Kinnard is officially a Kansas City Chief. The former Kentucky Wildcat was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft with the No. 145 overall pick.
The former Wildcat was once a projected second-round selection. Analysts were critical of his Senior Bowl performance, but few expected him to fall to day three. Kinnard will certainly use the slight as motivation on Sundays.
Kentucky had zero offensive linemen selected in the NFL Draft between 1993 and 2013. Following Luke Fortner’s selection at No. 65 overall, the Big Blue Wall has now produced a draft pick in four consecutive years, following George Asafo-Adjei (Round 7, New York Giants), Logan Stenberg (Round 4, Detroit Lions) and Landon Young (Round 7, New Orleans Saints).