B
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Robinson from sliding. Grade: B.
by AnkenyChiefsFan ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Chiefs watched Darius Robinson slide 28 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 32nd pick they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Darius Robinson in slot 64 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
No drama and no debate, DJ James went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 32. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They robbed the room for Matt Goncalves here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Luke McCaffrey is a better player than pick 159 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Steal is underselling it; Mason McCormick at the 173rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 221 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.