CHIEFS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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71r2c/ Baker's Dzn2.0 D+

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Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

by CalvinylG · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future C

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chiefs reached some 43 spots for Tanor Bortolini, and value like that does not grow back.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Landing Rakestraw Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
Jordan Morgan in No. 37 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 37
They read the board right and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was the payoff at the 47th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 56
A slide stopped in pick 64, with Adisa Isaac worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 65
Nothing to complain about; Cooper Beebe went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 105
A premium they did not need to pay, Theo Johnson a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
A reach on Johnny Wilson in slot 105; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 119
They went early on Cedric Gray in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 101
Nice patience on Mekhi Wingo, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 10. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 154
A wild overpay on Tanor Bortolini in slot 111, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 142
Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 131 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 160
They paid sticker price for Cornelius Johnson in the 159th pick, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 195
They talked themselves into Ryan Flournoy at No. 173, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Kendall Milton · RB · rank 245
A big swing on Kendall Milton at pick 209, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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