CHIEFS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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Kansas City Chiefs

Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Chiefs: C.

by CalvinylG · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future D-

The Chiefs did not so much draft Kendall Milton as overpay for him, 42 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback went begging. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.5 · Pick 37 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 43
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 47
Cooper Beebe in the 52nd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
The board had cheaper options than Kingsley Suamataia at the 53rd pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 68
Ruke Orhorhoro in No. 64 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Max Melton · CB · rank 76
No edge and no loss on Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 79
A clean, defensible pick in slot 83 with a little surplus value in Brandon Dorlus. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 88
Fair-plus on Jonah Elliss, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Johnny Wilson at slot 99 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at No. 114 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 115
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent the 116th overall pick on Elijah Jones, a cornerback they were not short of.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
They went early on Mason McCormick in pick 132, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
A straight-up fair deal on Kitan Oladapo at the 155th pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Kendall Milton · RB · rank 201
Kendall Milton in pick No. 159 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
A real head-scratcher, Jared Wiley in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.32 · Pick 252 · C.J. Hanson · OG · rank 263
A reach on C.J. Hanson in No. 252; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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