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Kansas City Chiefs

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chiefs a B-.

by Ek2222 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 0 steals · 7 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chiefs spent pick 231 on Tanner McLachlan, a name most had 48 spots down the list. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend. Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.32 · Pick 32 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 58
In pick No. 32 they get an anchor for the defensive front, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 65
Payton Wilson in the 72nd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 94
Zak Zinter at slot 95 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 128
Javon Foster at the 133rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.11 · Pick 147 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 140
They did well to land Malik Mustapha in No. 147, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 184
Javon Baker at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Isaiah Williams · WR · rank 204
Isaiah Williams in the 173rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 187
No drama and no debate, Michael Barrett went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 12. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.35 · Pick 210 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 203
Christian Jones at No. 210 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · Blake Watson · RB · rank 232
They went early on Blake Watson in the 221st pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Tanner McLachlan · TE · rank 279
A real head-scratcher, Tanner McLachlan in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 248
They took Nathaniel Watson at par in slot 242, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.30 · Pick 250 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 260
Donovan Jennings in pick 250 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.34 · Pick 254 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 267
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Thomas at pick No. 254, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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