B-
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by civjujnfdijvinfdsviundf ju ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The Chiefs looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jawhar Jordan at No. 199 regardless, 64 picks early.
That Dixon pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.
They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 32nd overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They reached into another round for Cade Stover, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Cody Schrader is a better player than No. 172 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Jawhar Jordan at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
You do not let a running back like Kendall Milton reach the 212th pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
The board had Daijun Edwards higher than slot 221, and the running back fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Johnny Dixon in the 227th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They let Garret Greenfield come to them and pounced at slot 233. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.