B-
Kansas City Chiefs
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.
by Grs107 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 0 steals
· 2 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Chiefs started one anyway for Walter Rouse, 31 picks ahead of schedule. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 32 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at slot 64 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A reach on Matt Goncalves in the Round 3 slot; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
James Williams at No. 133 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Fair-plus on LaDarius Henderson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Rasheen Ali. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They reached a country mile for Walter Rouse at the 250th pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.