Chiefs Select OL Josh Simmons With 32nd Pick in 2025 NFL Draft

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00:00Chiefs move back to make the final selection of tonight's first round.

00:04They draft the offensive tackle Josh Simmons out of Ohio State.

00:09The pick officially in once again, the 32nd and final pick of tonight's opening round.

00:15The Kansas City Chiefs have selected Josh Simmons from Ohio State.

00:20Joe, off to a sensational 2024 campaign for the Buckeyes,

00:24but was injured in game number six against Oregon.

00:28The Buckeyes did reshuffle to replace some of that production along the left side,

00:32but he was having a great year at Ohio State in 2024

00:36and a very productive collegiate career before that.

00:39We mentioned how KC would prioritize that offensive line

00:43trying to shore up their biggest issue in Super Bowl 59.

00:46They do so with Ohio State's Josh Simmons.

00:49Final pick of tonight's first round. How does it look to you?

00:52Yeah, I mean, again, it's neat, right?

00:54You talk about Pat Mahomes being abused in the Super Bowl

00:57and Josh Williams has the ability to come in and potentially challenge for a starting job.

01:02Great wingspan, 6'5", 3'10".

01:04Again, could gain some weight and still not miss a beat.

01:07And again, you talk about the patella tendon surgery, right, that he suffered at Ohio State.

01:12He was trending to be the best player on that offensive line.

01:15But again, he's come back from injury.

01:17He's rehabbed. He's 100%.

01:19Showcase that didn't go to the combine, but still showcase that, that he's 100% healthy.

01:24And again, at 32 overall, Kev, not a bad pick in terms of safety for that O-line and Andy Reid.

01:31It was very interesting with the medical stuff.

01:34Like, Josh Simmons, you were like,

01:34I could have been the number one offensive tackle in his class and get injured.

01:39Maybe, you know, I've seen some that say a torn patella could be the most difficult thing to come back from.

01:45But if you're Kansas City, that's the type of chance I think you'd take.

01:50What's tough, though, is Kansas City, obviously, win now mode.

01:54Are they the team that needed to take that chance?

01:56I wonder if KC's a little bummed out.

01:59Connor Lee or, you know, some of the other tackle options weren't on the board for them.

02:03That felt a little bit more, okay, I can play this guy day one.

02:06By all reports, the medicals were clean for Josh Simmons.

02:09Again, he started six games, completed five for Ohio State,

02:12and was so good in those opening five games of the year,

02:15he still earned Big Ten honorable mention during the 2024 college football season.

02:21But Blue and Cap, the opening round has come to a close,

02:24and the Kansas City Chiefs at 32nd overall select Josh Simmons.

02:27You guys highlighted how offensive line, offensive tackle would be priority.

02:32How do you grade the selection for KC,

02:35and might we see Josh Simmons start right away in Kansas City?

02:38We specifically called out his name when we were talking a couple of minutes ago,

02:41so a pick that makes a lot of sense to me.

02:43What's interesting to me about the Chiefs is that after that 2020 Super Bowl

02:48where Mahomes got chased all over the field, he's on a bad ankle,

02:52and they got blown out by Tampa,

02:54they did do a good job of retooling that offensive line

02:57and went on to win back-to-back Super Bowls.

03:00Obviously, you gave it a run to win a third,

03:03getting back to the big game where they got blown out again,

03:06in part because they could not contain Philadelphia's pass rush.

03:11So, back to the drawing board, they're going to rebuild it again,

03:14and Simmons will clearly be a key piece there.

03:17Yeah, and they can bring them along slowly.

03:18They'll have five starters, but it's about the future for him.

03:22They had to dress their offensive line, Mike.

03:24It's been such a disappointment,

03:26because you brought up the time when they lost to the Bucs.

03:29The next year, they had five new starters.

03:31They admitted their mistake.

03:33And then they had the problem with Joe Tooney.

03:35They shipped him out to Chicago.

03:37Simmons will eventually be a starter for them.

03:38It's just a matter of when he'll be ready,

03:40but it makes total sense.

03:42They've got to rebuild their offensive line a little bit.

03:44Now, the thing is, where will they line him up?

03:46That's the question.

03:47They've got to see him first when he comes back from his knee injury.

03:49Yeah, Ben, I don't think I have too many concerns about the Chiefs

03:52and the manner in which they play.

03:53I think people get concerned watching them during the year

03:57because they won a lot of games in ugly fashion,

04:00and they weren't the impressive, explosive offensive Chiefs team

04:05that we saw in previous years.

04:07But this has become a defensive-minded football team,

04:10and they won a lot of games close

04:11because they are good on that side of the ball.

04:13So it's going to be up to the Ravens, the Bills,

04:15and anybody else to knock them off the top of the mountain in the AFC.

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