Twitter reacts to the Chiefs drafting Cornell Powell |
Former Clemson wide receiver Cornell Powell was selected with the 181st overall pick in the fifth round by the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.
Just about all the Twitter reaction was positive with most thinking the Chiefs got a steal in the fifth round. Powell finished his Clemson career with 93 receptions for 1,211 yards and 10 touchdown catches in 1,207 snaps over 54 career games (12 starts). Cornell Powell is joining @PatrickMahomes in Kansas City! @CornellPowell17 ?? @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/Wj6D4W6tkj @CornellPowell17 LETS GOOOO! So happy for you bro! ?????? Chiefs got a great one! The @Chiefs have made an excellent choice in @CornellPowell17. Congratulations, Cornell! #ClemsonNFL #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/3z5qh6kwSH They don’t even know what they just did with this one ! https://t.co/R3KZix6Tza @CornellPowell17 LETS GOOOO! So happy for you bro! ?????? Chiefs got a great one! Congrats to @arodgers_3 & @CornellPowell17 on being selected in the #2021NFLDraft! Phenomenal players and men that will make an impact for their franchises and community. That’s TWO MORE WRs drafted @ClemsonFB family! The tradition continues! pic.twitter.com/GCumV3OUhN So proud of you @CornellPowell17! Chiefs director of college scouting Ryne Nutt on Clemson receiver Cornell Powell: "He's going to be our post-up receiver." Cornell Powell seems like the kind of WR who Mahomes can just throw it up to. Big frame, strong kid. Back shoulder all day. @CornellPowell17 yessir, words can’t explain how proud I am to see you reach your dream. Your story will be a testimony for others, lets gooooo?? ?? EXPERT OPINION ALERT ?? .@LRiddickESPN on Cornell Powell. #Chiefs newest addition, WR Cornell Powell. The man invented protein shakes and has never had a carb. pic.twitter.com/Np8NE45S2i After battling through a stacked WR corps throughout his career at Clemson, Cornell Powell ends up getting drafted in the same round (fifth) and into the same division (AFC West) as former Clemson teammate Hunter Renfrow, who was a fifth-round pick of the Raiders in 2019. . @CornellPowell17 takes in the moment with his mother & fiancé. cornell played with deshaun watson and trevor lawrence at clemson, and will now catch passes from pat mahomes. you could do soooo much worse https://t.co/HLetED5aE5
Thank you for your perseverance and grit to stick it out, stay focused & prepared, and perform when it mattered most. The best is yet to come for you!
Cornell Powell will be the steal of the Draft at WR.
“KC needs this. He wins on the outside. He’s a great route runner. He’s strong after the catch and in between the numbers. He’s a great double move route runner. He’s much different than the profile of WR they have right now. Veach wanted this.”
Congratulations from the entire #ClemsonFamily ?? pic.twitter.com/96C0GA1X5m
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