B-
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by CalvinylG ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
The rest of the league had time to spare on AJ Barner; the Chiefs did not wait, grabbing him 33 spots ahead at slot 133. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Johnson makes the weekend a net positive. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
The skill positions did well by the weekend.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Worthy well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No drama and no debate, Kiran Amegadjie went about where he belonged in No. 64. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Josh Newton this early at the 131st pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A wild overpay on AJ Barner in pick No. 133, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Myles Cole at Round 5, Pick 23 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Cornelius Johnson slipping to the 173rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A conviction pick on Nick Samac at No. 248 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.