The Chiefs bet big and early on Marvin Jones Jr., 118 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Everette falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. It is not that Everette is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Arvell Reese
· LB
· rank 7
A reasonable price with a little left over, Arvell Reese in No. 12. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R1.29
· Pick 29
· Jermod McCoy
· CB
· rank 16
In pick 29 they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Peter Woods
· DT
· rank 30
Peter Woods in Round 2, Pick 5 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.28
· Pick 60
· Germie Bernard
· WR
· rank 63
Germie Bernard in slot 60 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.28
· Pick 92
· Sam Roush
· TE
· rank 94
They paid sticker price for Sam Roush in pick No. 92, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.9
· Pick 109
· Emmett Johnson
· RB
· rank 108
No edge and no loss on Emmett Johnson in the 109th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.12
· Pick 112
· Daylen Everette
· CB
· rank 83
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback to take Daylen Everette, a cornerback that was not the priority.
R5.8
· Pick 148
· Beau Stephens
· OG
· rank 160
They liked Beau Stephens enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 148. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.12
· Pick 152
· Zxavian Harris
· DT
· rank 156
No drama and no debate, Zxavian Harris went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 12. It fills a real need, too.
R5.29
· Pick 169
· Caleb Douglas
· WR
· rank 165
Caleb Douglas at the 169th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.29
· Pick 210
· Marvin Jones Jr.
· LB-EDGE
· rank 328
Marvin Jones Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.