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Kansas City Chiefs

The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D+.

by haydent09 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future C-

The Chiefs bet big and early on Sam Hartman, 101 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 24
In No. 24 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 48
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 43 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 58
Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 32 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 77
Jaylen Wright is a better player than pick 87 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 93
No edge and no loss on Javon Baker in the 95th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 152
A real head-scratcher, Malik Mustapha in the 133rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 157
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dallin Holker this early at slot 138. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 148
A tidy bit of business in No. 158, where Jarrian Jones graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Eric Watts · DL-EDGE · rank 203
Eric Watts at the 172nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 282
Sam Hartman at Round 6, Pick 6 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 181
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Johnny Dixon in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 215
A clean, defensible pick in pick 220 with a little surplus value in Tyrice Knight. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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