Grading the 2007 Draft

I made some notes on the 2006 class after their first season. This is the report after two years.

The 2006 Class (6 of 7 still on the team):
1. Hali, Tamba, DE, Penn State (6-3, 275)
Started every game in his first two years and has 15.5 sacks total but has been overshadowed by Jared Allen who had 15.5 sacks in only 14 games and went to the Pro Bowl.
2. Pollard, Bernard, SS, Purdue (6-2, 223)
Played every game as a rookie and started 15 games in his second year making 90 tackles.
3. Croyle, Brodie, QB, Alabama (6-3, 204)
He only threw seven passes his rookie year, but started 6 games in his second year. He threw 6 TDs and 6 picks for 1227 yards and 69.9 passer rating. Uninspiring but not a disaster.
5. Maxey, Marcus, CB, Miami (Fla.) (6-2, 197)
Cut, re-signed and cut again before his second season.
6. Stallings, Tre', G, Mississippi (6-3, 315)
Eli Manning's left tackle in college, went to NFL Europa, cut before his second season. Re-signed to '07 practice squad, Stallings made the roster for four games and appeared in one.
6 . Webb, Jeff, WR, San Diego State (6-2, 211)
Minimal rookie production but played every game in his second season, starting twice. He had 28 catches for 313 yards and touchdown.
7. Page, Jarrad, SS, UCLA (6-0, 225)
The surprise of his draft class, Page started every game in his second year at Free Safety. He has had three interceptions each season.

Kansas City was the only team in the NFL not to win a game in the second half of the 2007 season. The Chiefs pick 5th overall in the 2008 Draft.

Here's the 2007 Class (6 of 7 still with team):
1. Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU (6-2, 217)
Started 15 games as a rookie, catching 70 balls for 995 yards and 5 TDs. Considering the Chiefs' offense, that's a spectacular perfomance.
2. Turk McBride, DT/DE, Tennessee (6-4, 276)
Played in all 16 games as a rookie, starting one.
3. Tank Tyler, DT, North Carolina State (6-2, 306)
Played in 15 games, starting one as a rookie.
5 . Kolby Smith, RB, Louisville (5-11, 215)
More proof that you don't have to pay top dollar for a back, Kolby Smith saw limited action until Week 12 when he started and ran for 150 yards and two TDs. Smith started 6 games, had 555 combined yards and two touchdowns by the end of the year.
5. Justin Medlock, K, UCLA (6-0, 201)
Struggled and was cut after one game. Oops. It turns out that not everyone Carl drafts out of his beloved UCLA is of the Donnie Edwards (or even Jarrad Page) caliber.
6. Herb Taylor, T, TCU (6-3, 295)
Taylor only appeared in three games.
7. Michael Allan, TE, Whitworth (WA) (6-6, 251)
Cut after one game. Re-signed to '07 practice squad. Did not play, but could eventually replace Jason Dunn as a blocking end.

There were several undrafted rookie free agents on the team this year, creating a late season sense of confusion among Chiefs fans, "Who's that guy?"

Tyron Brackenridge, CB, Wash St. (5-11, 189)
Brackenridge played in 13 games and started one as rookie.
Gilbert Harris, FB, Arizona (6-1, 223)
Played in December, getting carries and catching passes in the offense as relief to Smith.
Nate Harris, LB, Louisville (6-0, 230)
Played in 15 games, mostly on special teams.
Tyler Thigpin, QB, Coastal Carolina (6-1, 224)
Thigpin held the clipboard and even played a little as a rookie, throwing six passes.