Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Rod Moore got past him. The Chiefs do not have to explain a thing at the Round 3 slot.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need Delp to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.32
· Pick 32
· Emeka Egbuka
· WR
· rank 20
In pick 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.32
· Pick 64
· Oscar Delp
· TE
· rank 72
Oscar Delp at the 64th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· Quincy Riley
· CB
· rank 66
They did well to land Quincy Riley in pick No. 69, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.32
· Pick 96
· Rod Moore
· S
· rank 64
You do not let a safety like Rod Moore reach slot 96 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.32
· Pick 128
· Wyatt Milum
· OT
· rank 110
Wyatt Milum at No. 128 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.32
· Pick 160
· Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
· OT
· rank 142
Steal is underselling it; Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.1
· Pick 193
· Thor Griffith
· DT
· rank 191
A straight-up fair deal on Thor Griffith at the 193rd pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.32
· Pick 224
· Dylan Fairchild
· OG
· rank 232
Dylan Fairchild at Round 7, Pick 32 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.