CHIEFS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Kansas City Chiefs

The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D.

by CalvinylG · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 0 steals · 11 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Nobody had Tommy Eichenberg this high, and it is not close. The Chiefs reached 42 spots to get him at pick 101. Put together, it is a D.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. They will answer for taking cornerback early while tight end, quarterback and other spots went begging.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.4 · Pick 36 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 38
No drama and no debate, Keon Coleman went about where he belonged in the 36th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 69
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 72
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at No. 71, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 110
Mekhi Wingo in pick 90 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 95
Brenden Rice at pick No. 97 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 143
Tommy Eichenberg at the 101st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 134
A real head-scratcher, Jaylin Simpson in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 133
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Nehemiah Pritchett at cornerback with tight end, quarterback and other spots open.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 153
Xavier Thomas at slot 136 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 176
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty'Ron Hopper this early at Round 5, Pick 2. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 179
This one needs a full-page explanation: Khristian Boyd in pick 158, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 171
A reach for Walter Rouse in pick No. 160; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 213
A wild overpay on Gabe Hall in the 172nd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 248
They reached into another round for Edefuan Ulofoshio, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 254
Value said wait; Joshua Cephus in pick 229 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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