B
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by bmoby19 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If Wingo pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 32nd overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Kingsley Suamataia in the 64th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A premium they did not need to pay, Mekhi Wingo a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elijah Jones at the Round 4 slot is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Value with a capital V on Luke McCaffrey in No. 159, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Braiden McGregor at Round 5, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
No drama and no debate, LaDarius Henderson went about where he belonged in pick No. 252. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.