Chiefs Analysis: Re-grading Kansas City’s last three draft classes

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By Pete Sweeney

The NFL Draft is quick approaching – now simply two weeks from tomorrow. Quickly, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs normal supervisor Brett Veach will maintain his pre-draft press convention, which frequently provides us a robust sense of how he really feels concerning the class as an entire.

Over the subsequent couple of weeks – and particularly after every draft evening – nationwide analysts will share their grades on the Chiefs’ picks.

On this publication, we’ll put these grades into perspective, utilizing Chad Reuter’s “last quick-snap grades” from NFL.com for comparability.

The 2024 draft class: A (Reuter’s article)

Gamers: Texas WR Xavier Worthy (No. 28 general) BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia (No. 63) TCU TE Jared Wiley (No. 131) Washington State DB Jaden Hicks (No. 133) Penn State OL Hunter Nourzad (No. 159) Tennessee DB Kamal Hadden (No. 211) Holy Cross OL C.J. Hanson (No. 248)

Worthy demonstrated why he deserved the “A” grade from Reuter, as did Hicks, who seems poised to begin at security in 2025 with the departure of Justin Reid. For now, the jury remains to be out on the remainder of the category.

Suamataia struggled as an NFL offensive deal with, and so now we’ll see how he fares at left guard. Wiley confirmed some promise, however a torn ACL in an early November apply ended his season prematurely. The Chiefs like Nourzad, who might sneak his manner into the left guard dialog as he backs up Creed Humphrey at heart. Hadden now performs for the Inexperienced Bay Packers, and proper now, Hanson most likely tasks as a 2025 practice-squad participant.

Reuter praised Kansas Metropolis for not reaching on Suamataia, noting he may work into the lineup with improved footwork, however that by no means materialized. Nonetheless, I like the category general. Worthy and Hicks must be vital gamers for the staff in Yr 2. We’ll see what the longer term holds for Wiley, Nourzad and Hanson.

Re-graded 2024 class: B (for now)

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