{"id":48208,"date":"2025-04-14T11:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=48208"},"modified":"2025-04-14T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:36:20","slug":"chiefs-look-into-6-foot-5-dt-profiling-as-derrick-nnadi-replacement-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=48208","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Look Into 6-Foot-5 DT Profiling as Derrick Nnadi Replacement: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Warren-Brinson-e1744583484201.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Warren-Brinson-e1744583484201.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Warren-Brinson-e1744583484201.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Warren-Brinson-e1744583484201.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Look Into 6-Foot-5 DT Profiling as Derrick Nnadi Replacement: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs hosted Georgia defensive tackle Warren Brinson on a top 30 NFL draft visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs held another top 30 NFL draft visit on April 13, according to KPRC 2 NFL insider Aaron Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeorgia defensive lineman Warren Brinson [is] visiting [the] Chiefs today, per a league source,\u201d Wilson reported on X, listing Brinson\u2019s combine results (6-foot-5, 316 pounds, 5.09-second 40-yard dash, 31-inch vertical).<\/p>\n<p>Wilson also noted that Brinson has visited the Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers and the Atlanta Falcons on their local pro day, participated in a \u201cprivate workout\u201d with the New Orleans Saints, and spoken to the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>Brinson finished his five-year career at Georgia with 8 starts, 6.0 sacks and 14.0 tackles for a loss (71 total tackles).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs NFL Draft Visit Warren Brinson Called \u2018One-Gapper With Ideal Bend &amp; First-Step Quickness\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On the surface, Brinson profiles as a Derrick Nnadi replacement and potential Mike Pennel understudy at nose tackle. The former left in free agency this spring.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a \u201cone-gapper with ideal bend and first-step quickness,\u201d NFL Network draft analyst Lance Zierlein scouted. Stating that \u201cBrinson is the best version of himself when he\u2019s allowed to get up the field and make things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Draft Network\u2019s Keith Sanchez actually had a similar assessment of Brinson last July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWarren Brinson\u2019s upside as an IDL will be at its best if placed in a scheme that allows him to attack up field using his athleticism and quick first step,\u201d Sanchez wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Per The Athletic\u2019s lead draft analyst Dane Brugler, \u201cBrinson is fairly stout against the run and works to keep his arms locked out to find the ball and create stuffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brugler acknowledged \u201cexplosive moments\u201d in Brinson\u2019s game but cautioned that \u201cexcitement over his talent needs to be tempered by his sporadic impact\u201d at Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>To explain, Georgia utilized a very deep rotation on the defensive line, so Brinson wasn\u2019t asked to play a very high snap count. Fortunately, the Chiefs deploy a similar type of rotation on the D-line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Brinson\u2019s] defensive snap count increased each of his five seasons in Athens, and he put steady play on tape \u2014 despite a stat sheet that won\u2019t draw the eye,\u201d Brugler explained.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL draft expert concluded that Brinson \u201coffers intriguing tools in an NFL-ready body.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>More on Warren Brinson\u2019s Ability to Stop the Run<\/h2>\n<p>Sanchez went more into depth on the different areas of Brinson\u2019s skillset. But what the Chiefs will need him to be most \u2014 if they elect to draft him \u2014 is a run stuffer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst the run, Brinson is an above-average athlete for the IDL position,\u201d Sanchez detailed. \u201cAt the snap, Brinson can quickly get into gaps and work up field to be disruptive. On plays where Brinson can get up field, he can create negative plays for the offense and disrupt the structure of plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrinson uses a rip move or quick arm-over to combat offensive linemen who are trying to get hands on him in the run game,\u201d The Draft Network analyst went on. \u201cBrinson has the length and frame to be kicked out to a true hand-in-the-dirt DE position on higher percentage run downs. [He] also has the athleticism and motor to chase plays down backside and make an impact and the motor to run down ball-carriers who are 10-plus yards down the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Brinson\u2019s best role appears to be at nose tackle, it\u2019s clear he offers more versatility than Nnadi and Pennel. That\u2019s useful as Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo loves to mix and match on the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Obermuller covers the NFL for Heavy.com, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus specialize on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, with expert knowledge on each based on years of coverage. An NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate, his previous bylines include Heavy on Jets, FanDuel&#8217;s The Duel, King Fantasy Sports and Pro Football Mania. More about Michael Obermuller<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs hosted Georgia defensive tackle Warren Brinson on an official top 30 pre-draft visit ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":48209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Look Into 6-Foot-5 DT Profiling as Derrick Nnadi Replacement: Report - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=48208\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Look Into 6-Foot-5 DT Profiling as Derrick Nnadi Replacement: Report - 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