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Kansas City Chiefs

Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

by Nope · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chiefs took Matthew Jones a full 33 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 32
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 77
Cooper Beebe in slot 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.31 · Pick 94 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
Darius Robinson at pick No. 94 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 116
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ainias Smith. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 156
They reached into another round for Edefuan Ulofoshio, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Nothing to complain about; Braelon Allen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.35 · Pick 171 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 151
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.39 · Pick 175 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 181
Jordan Jefferson at No. 175 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 183
A clean, defensible pick in the 187th pick with a little surplus value in Michael Barrett. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 242
They talked themselves into Matthew Jones at the 209th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Blake Watson · RB · rank 226
Blake Watson at pick No. 229 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.32 · Pick 252 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 257
By-the-book stuff, Dwight McGlothern at slot 252 squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
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