2024'S MOCK DRAFT

mock draft

  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (KC)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
Mario Williams
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs clearly saw something nobody else did in Evan Stewart, taking him 31 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

On value alone, Higgins makes the weekend a net positive. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Emery Jones Jr.
In slot 32 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sonny Styles at pick No. 64. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick66 Rnd3 Evan Stewart
A real head-scratcher, Evan Stewart in No. 66 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at Round 3, Pick 32 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They talked themselves into Tez Johnson at pick 133, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
They paid sticker price for Oscar Delp in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Mario Williams
A conviction pick on Mario Williams at the 255th pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.