Chiefs begin adding depth with trio of 4th-round draft picks

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Chiefs added depth at their biggest positions of need on the final day of the NFL draft, selecting an offensive lineman, cornerback and wide receiver in the fourth round Saturday.

After trading away first- and second-round choices the first two days, general manager John Dorsey had seven selections in the remaining rounds. That includes two picks each in the fifth and sixth.

Cincinnati offensive tackle Parker Ehinger, who projects as a guard in the NFL, was chosen with the first of back-to-back picks in the fourth round. The Chiefs followed that by selecting Eric Murray, a press-coverage cornerback out of Minnesota, with the No. 106 overall choice moments later.

They grabbed Florida wide receiver Demarcus Robinson near the end of the fourth round.

The Chiefs traded their first-round pick Thursday night, then traded one of their two second-round picks Friday night to stockpile selections. They managed to snag Mississippi State defensive tackle Chris Jones with their other second-round choice and Notre Dame cornerback KeiVarae Russell in the third.

''We've identified some players that are good fits for us, and we're fortunate to get those high fourth-round picks,'' Dorsey said. ''You can begin to add some of that depth we talk about.''

Ehinger was a teammate of current Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce early in his career with the Bearcats, and got a congratulatory text message and Twitter shout-out shortly after he was picked.

The 6-foot-6, 308-pound Ehinger played left tackle as a senior, but also played right guard and right tackle. He was a captain and a four-year starter whose strength is in pass protection.

''I can pick up any system very quickly. I ran a couple of different offenses throughout my college career,'' Ehinger said. ''Whatever they need me to do, I'll play anywhere.''

Murray became the fourth cornerback chosen by the Chiefs in two drafts, joining defensive rookie of the year Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson last year. He has decent size, showed some durability in starting 39 straight games with the Gophers, and prides himself on playing the kind of physical style that fits in Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton's system.

''I've always been an aggressive kid,'' Russell said. ''I didn't play any basketball because I was too aggressive. ... It's going to be an adjustment. I'm sure once I get in there I can make it.''

Kansas City was looking for help in the defensive backfield after losing cornerback Sean Smith and safety Tyvon Branch in free agency and watching safety Husain Abdullah retire early.

''I kind of kept walking around the (Minnesota) building asking, `How tough is this kid,''' Chiefs area scout Terry Delp said. ''He's that quiet guy, he's a captain - he'd call people out. But he was known as the toughest guy on the team. Every teammate said that.''

Robinson may prove to be the biggest steal of the draft.

Many believe the 6-foot-1 wide receiver had first-round talent but slid into the fourth after four suspensions at Florida had labeled him a malcontent. But those suspensions are somewhat misleading - three occurred as a freshman, before Robinson spent 45 days at a drug treatment center, and the other occurred when he mistakenly met with a marketing agent as his career was winding down.

''There were a lot of questions, a lot of doubts,'' Robinson said. ''I just had to let everyone know that was in the past. That was my freshman year. I'm a changed guy. ... I haven't done anything wrong since my freshman year. Just letting them know, let them know I'm a changed man by my actions.''

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