B
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Mims: B.
by Kalabe31 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
When a board-topper like Amarius Mims slides to the 43rd overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.
They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
Circle this one: Amarius Mims at pick 43 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid up for Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 2, Pick 32 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A reach for Dominick Puni in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
MarShawn Lloyd at pick No. 95 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Theo Johnson at the 132nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Luke McCaffrey slipping to No. 159 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Khristian Boyd at slot 173 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
They robbed the room for Trevin Wallace here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.