Chiefs draft Oklahoma OT Wanya Morris in third round of NFL Draft
The Kansas City Chiefs made moves on day two of the 2023 NFL Draft that will help Patrick Mahomes.Most of everyone agreed that the Chiefs two biggest needs coming into this draft were the wide receiver position and the right tackle position. The Chiefs got both on day two, when they took receiver Rashee Rice […]
The Kansas City Chiefs made moves on day two of the 2023 NFL Draft that will help Patrick Mahomes.
Most of everyone agreed that the Chiefs two biggest needs coming into this draft were the wide receiver position and the right tackle position. The Chiefs got both on day two, when they took receiver Rashee Rice with pick 55 and their probable right tackle of the future with pick 92.
The Chiefs originally had pick 95, but traded up with the Cincinnati Bengals in the draft to pick 92, sending 95 and 217 to go up and get Oklahoma offensive tackle Wanya Morris.
Morris started his college career with the Tennessee Vols and transferred to Oklahoma where he saw more success. He played alongside Anton Harrison but on the right side of the line, the position the Chiefs need. Morris allowed just two sacks and four hurries in 303 total pass block snaps, which is elite.
He has had some durability issues and even had a scare at the NFL Draft Combine when he was running his 40-yard dash and grabbed his hamstring after falling down. In college he only played 24 games in three years.
Below is The Athletic's Dane Brugler's scouting report, as well:
A one-year starter at Oklahoma, Morris lined up at right tackle in offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby’s up-tempo, RPO-based scheme. A former five-star recruit and left tackle at Tennessee, he served as Anton Harrison’s backup at left tackle in 2021 before becoming the starter on the right side in 2022. An above average athlete for his size, Morris displays outstanding body control and weight distribution in his movements (both pass sets and run blocking). However, his rhythm starts to fall apart at contact because his upper and lower halves are often doing two different things at the same time, leaving him off-balance. Overall, Morris has NFL starting talent with his frame, length and athletic traits, but he looks like a completely different player when his leverage and technique fall apart. If he learns to become more fundamentally sound, he can lock down a swing tackle role in the NFL and eventually become a starter.
