B
Kansas City Chiefs
Carson should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B.
by Kookaberry ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Chiefs watched Caelen Carson slide 41 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.
The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 2 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 32 they get a difference-maker at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They robbed the room for Jordan Morgan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Xavier Legette in the 95th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Caelen Carson at pick 133 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They barely believed it either: Johnny Wilson still on the board at the 158th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Somehow Nehemiah Pritchett was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.