Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Chiefs spent the 250th pick on Walter Rouse, a name the board had a full 31 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.
The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end, quarterback and other spots still on the board. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Burton.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.32
· Pick 32
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 34
In pick No. 32 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value.
R2.32
· Pick 64
· Jermaine Burton
· WR
· rank 48
Value with a capital V on Jermaine Burton in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.32
· Pick 95
· Javon Solomon
· OLB-EDGE
· rank 109
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with tight end, quarterback and other spots open.
R4.33
· Pick 133
· Kamal Hadden
· CB
· rank 140
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in pick 133, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.22
· Pick 158
· Jaylen Wright
· RB
· rank 163
Jaylen Wright in Round 5, Pick 22 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.36
· Pick 172
· Jordan Jefferson
· DT
· rank 187
Jordan Jefferson at No. 172 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.35
· Pick 210
· Christian Jones
· OT
· rank 208
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Jones at slot 210, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.30
· Pick 250
· Walter Rouse
· OT
· rank 281
Walter Rouse at the 250th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.