C-
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs robbed the room for Simpson. Final grade: C-.
by CJ ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Chiefs, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C- in the wash.
The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
They are betting Eboigbe proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 23 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Xavier Worthy is a better player than pick No. 64 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They jumped the gun on Dominick Puni, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Justin Eboigbe at No. 132 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
By-the-book stuff, Jha'Quan Jackson at the 173rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jalen Coker at slot 252 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.