Juan Thornhill recently took some time to speak to reporters from rookie minicamp for the Kansas City Chiefs. For Thornhill, it was his first real taste of professional football drills, team meetings and everything else the full weekend entails. For the Chiefs, it was their first time to see their second-round safety investment on the field.
Thornhill was taken at No. 63 overall, the team’s second of two second round picks in which they also selected Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman. The University of Virginia product was a ballhawk at the collegiate level, and he’s likely got a clear path to start at free safety in the pros—all in the hopes he can offer the same sort of instincts for K.