B-
Kansas City Chiefs
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.
by Chiefs ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Montrell Johnson Jr., 59 picks early at No. 224.
The Hancock steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 32 they get a load in the middle. A real need, handled.
Danny Stutsman in No. 64 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Earnest Greene III at pick 69 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jordan Hancock at the 96th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A straight-up fair deal on Nick Emmanwori at Round 4, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They paid a round early for Tyler Baron in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kaden Prather in No. 193, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A wild overpay on Oronde Gadsden II in Round 7, Pick 17, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Montrell Johnson Jr.. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
