Going into the weekend, NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice published his second mock draft for 2025, in which he sent an edge rusher to the Kansas City Chiefs with the 31st pick of the first round.
31. Kansas City Chiefs: EDGE Mike Green, Marshall
Green’s a difficult prospect to project, given the off-field allegations he addressed at the combine. The on-field production speaks for itself, as Green just led the nation with 17 sacks. And although many of those came against Sun Belt competition, he tallied three sacks and a bunch of pressures in nonconference games against Virginia Tech and Ohio State. A twitched-up edge rusher whose motor always runs hot, Green could be a steal for K.C. if he falls this far and Andy Reid’s comfortable with his character.
In more than 100 mock drafts we’ve added to our database, this is only the second time Green has been picked for Kansas City; the only other time was in early January, when PFF’s Trevor Sikkema did it. Like the mock we presented on Friday, this one considers a scenario where a player is unexpectedly available when the Chiefs go on the clock.
In the previous 10 mocks we recorded, Green was never available to Kansas City. In these other mocks, he was taken 8th, 10th, 15th, 17th (three times), 22nd (twice) and 29th (twice). And in Filice’s mock, most of the players typically chosen for the Chiefs were already off the board. These included wide receiver Matthew Golden (taken 16th), tackles Josh Simmons (13th), Josh Conerly Jr. (25th) and Kelvin Banks Jr. (24th) and defensive tackles Walter Nolen (30th) and Derrick Harmon (11th).
While other common picks like guard Donovan Jackson, edge rusher James Pearce Jr. and tackle Aireontae Ersery were still on the board at 31, the Chiefs would probably consider Green to be preferable to any of them.
So he’s probably another pipe dream. But in this scenario, his stock would fall because of perceived character issues. It wouldn’t be the first time Kansas City could take advantage of such a situation.
National Mock Draft Positions
Position Pct
Tackle 38%
Defensive tackle 22%
Edge rusher 11%
Guard 11%
Defensive back 8%
Wide receiver 6%
Tight end 3%
Running back 2%
National Mock Draft Picks
Pos Name School Pct
T Josh Simmons Ohio State 18%
T Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon 12%
DT Walter Nolen Mississippi 7%
DT Derrick Harmon Oregon 7%
G Donovan Jackson Ohio State 5%
T Kelvin Banks Jr. Texas 4%
EDGE James Pearce Jr. Tennessee 4%
WR Matthew Golden Texas 4%
T Aireontae Ersery Minnesota 3%
DT Darius Alexander Toledo 3%
DT Kenneth Grant Michigan 3%
DT Tyleik Williams Ohio State 3%
EDGE Nic Scourton Texas A&M 3%
G Grey Zabel N. Dakota St. 3%
CB Shavon Revel Jr. East Carolina 3%
EDGE Mike Green Marshall 2%
G Tyler Booker Alabama 2%
CB Maxwell Hairston Kentucky 2%
WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State 2%
TE Colston Loveland Michigan 2%
RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State 2%
T Cameron Williams Texas 1%
EDGE Shemar Stewart Texas A&M 1%
EDGE Mykel Williams Georgia 1%
DE JT Tuimoloau Ohio State 1%
EDGE Jared Ivey Mississippi 1%
G Marcus Mbow Purdue 1%
S Malaki Starks Georgia 1%
CB Jahdae Barron Texas 1%
S Nick Emmanwori South Carolina 1%
CB Azareye’h Thomas Florida State 1%
WR Tetairoa McMillan Arizona 1%
TE Mason Taylor LSU 1%
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