2024'S MOCK DRAFT

Reinforcements

  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Fannin Jr.: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Harold Fannin Jr. slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at the 64th pick. Highway robbery. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Conner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at slot 32 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick64 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. in No. 64 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at the 66th pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 32 with a little surplus value in Jake Majors. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
The board had cheaper options than Hayden Conner at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.