B
Kansas City Chiefs
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 2: the Chiefs steal Dixon and grade out a B.
by amaze ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Johnny Dixon fell into slot 222. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They are betting Lovett proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at the 36th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They paid a round early for Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 50, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No drama and no debate, Christian Mahogany went about where he belonged in No. 95. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Fair-plus on Khyree Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
James Williams is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Luke McCaffrey at slot 152 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Walter Rouse at the 159th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A conviction pick on Fabien Lovett at Round 5, Pick 37 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Johnny Dixon at No. 222 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
They did well to land Jalen Sundell in the 252nd pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.