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Gurk Draft 23 B+

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Kansas City Chiefs

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chiefs a B+.

by watchgurk · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Chiefs, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Jackson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback and linebacker.

Landing Estime that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.32 · Pick 64 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 62
Jaden Hicks at slot 64 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 70
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at No. 66, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 76
They paid up for Javon Baker at pick No. 67 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Max Melton · CB · rank 67
Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 7 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 85
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
A curious use of the 90th pick. Quarterback and linebacker needed the pick; a cornerback in Khyree Jackson did not.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 102
A premium they did not need to pay, Ben Sinnott a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 104
A reach on Maason Smith in pick 95; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 109
They went early on Zak Zinter in No. 100, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 122
Value with a capital V on Audric Estime in pick No. 131, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 157
No edge and no loss on Myles Cole in slot 159; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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