D+
Kansas City Chiefs
The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D+.
by Jgilvin369 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chiefs shredded theirs for Ty'Ron Hopper. He came off 44 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick-by-Pick
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 32nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Devontez Walker in pick No. 66 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A premium they did not need to pay, Zak Zinter a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A wild overpay on Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 133, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Khristian Boyd at Round 5, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.