Chiefs NFL Draft results 2024

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This text will host updates concerning Kansas City Chiefs rumors, reactions to first-round alternatives, commerce updates, sizzling takes — and extra — whereas additionally serving as an open thread for dialogue within the feedback. Kansas Metropolis is at present scheduled to make the final choice of the primary spherical — No. 32 general.

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[10:21 p.m.] The Chiefs don’t rise above the Payments as in 2022 after the Cardinals preserve the choose and take Missouri edge-rusher Darius Robinson. Robinson’s physique kind threatens the dreaded “tweener” label between defensive finish and defensive sort out. The Cardinals nicely wager that the talents which allowed Robinson to whole 14 sacks in 2023 for the Tigers will translate to the NFL, irrespective of the place. We are going to now discover the Payments’ plan to shut their hole with the Chiefs.

[10:18 p.m.] Offensive linemen return to again as Tampa Bay takes Duke heart Graham Barton — who had been linked to Dallas earlier than their commerce again. Barton profiles in any respect three inside offensive line positions. With Ryan Jensen’s unlucky injury-forced retirement, the Buccaneers definitely hope to place Barton in entrance of quarterback Baker Mayfield, who unexpectedly made a case to be Tampa Bay’s long-term passer resolution in 2023. The Arizona Cardinals at the moment are on the clock.

[10:11 p.m.] The Packers take Arizona offensive lineman Jordan Morgan with the twenty fifth choice. Although a prolific sort out with the Wildcats, most count on Morgan’s sub-33-inch arms to drive a transfer inside on the professional stage. Morgan is probably going, nonetheless, to play at a excessive stage early in his rookie season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the moment are on the clock.

[10:00 p.m.] The internet hosting Detroit Lions despatched a third-round choose to the Cowboys to maneuver up from twenty ninth general to the twenty fourth choice. In entrance of a cheering hometown crowd, the choose was introduced as Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold — ranked by many consultants simply forward of Mitchell. The Lions will hope a key reinforcement to the secondary will assist them construct on final season’s sudden NFC Championship run. The Lions additionally get forward of a hated division rival within the Green Bay Packers, who at the moment are on the clock.

[9:55 p.m.] Three vast receivers went within the prime ten alternatives. The fourth must wait till twenty third general, when the Jaguars took LSU vast receiver Brian Thomas Jr — the second wideout of the night time for the Tigers. Thomas was overshadowed by Nabers in Baton Rouge, however he steadily climbed the draft board all through the method. Thomas might spark a run on vast receivers. With 4 NFC groups in a row set to select, might the Chiefs discover a commerce as much as once more thwart the Payments, who’re broadly anticipated to pick a large receiver? The Dallas Cowboys — who reportedly have been in commerce talks with Kansas Metropolis over the last draft — at the moment are on the clock.

[9:46 p.m.] In 2023, the Eagles have been badly let down by their secondary as a bid to return to the Super Bowl to avenge their loss to the Chiefs fell flat. Eagles common supervisor Howie Roseman needed to be thrilled to go on the clock at twenty second general with each defensive again within the draft nonetheless obtainable. They go together with Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell. After seemingly taking each obtainable Georgia participant final yr, the Eagles take a highly-rated small college participant with a 4.33 second 40-yard sprint time. After buying and selling down with the Vikings, the Jaguars are again on the clock.

[9:39 p.m.] With Bradley Chubb unsure to begin the season after tearing his ACL late within the 2023 marketing campaign, the Dolphins fortify their cross rush with Penn State edge-rusher Chop Robinson. We now are in prime commerce up territory for Kansas Metropolis. 5 of the subsequent six alternatives are NFC groups. If Kansas Metropolis goes to maneuver up, it is going to seemingly come earlier than the Buffalo Bills take the clock at twenty eighth general. The Philadelphia Eagles at the moment are on the clock.

[9:31 p.m.] The Steelers take Washington sort out Troy Fautanu with the twentieth choice. The Chiefs have broadly been linked to sort out prospects, although it’s laborious to know if Fautanu would have been excessive on their want checklist. The previous Husky meets Kansas Metropolis’s threshold for arm size, however many imagine his stature — at lower than 6-foot-4 — will lead to a transfer inside to protect. The Miami Dolphins at the moment are on the clock.

[9:20 p.m.] Sean McVay has coached the Rams since 2017. He’ll welcome a first-round choose for the primary time in his tenure because the Rams add Florida State edge-rusher Jared Verse with the nineteenth choice. With 27.5 sacks over the previous three faculty seasons, Verse might be referred to as upon to exchange among the cross rush misplaced to the retirement of a future Corridor of Fame choice in defensive sort out Aaron Donald. The Pittsburgh Steelers at the moment are on the clock.

[9:16 p.m.] The Bengals definitely hope to return to the ranks of the AFC’s elite in 2024, and so they hope {that a} recovered quarterback Joe Burrow will keep wholesome behind Georgia sort out Armarius Mims. With solely eight profession begins in an harm plagued profession with the Bulldogs, Mims is a dangerous choice. He has the instruments, nonetheless, to be among the many league’s finest if he can keep on the sector. The Los Angeles Rams — for the primary time within the first rounds in six years — at the moment are on the clock.

[9:08 p.m.] A run on cross rush is formally on because the Vikings choose Alabama cross rusher Dallas Turner with the seventeenth choice. Few mocks anticipated Turner to final this lengthy into the primary spherical. Final yr, the Houston Texans turned among the many league’s largest successes after maneuvering the primary spherical to accumulate a quarterback and an edge-rusher. Although with decrease profile choices than the Texans discovered, the Vikings clearly hope that is a path to achievement. The Cincinnati Bengals at the moment are on the clock.

[9:05 p.m.] New Seahawks head coach Mike MacDonald — defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens — was seemingly elated to see a lot defensive expertise on the board at sixteenth general. Seattle takes benefit by grabbing Texas defensive sort out Byron Murphy III — who noticed an astronomical rise in his draft inventory this spring. For the second time this draft, the Vikings have traded as much as take the seventeenth choice from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a fifth-round choice and a pair of 2025 picks.

[8:54 p.m.] After virtually half of the primary spherical went all offense, the draft’s first defensive participant lastly is taken because the Colts choose UCLA edge-rusher Laiatu Latu with the fifteenth general choose. Latu is likely one of the draft’s finest general tales after being medically retired whereas at Washington earlier in his profession on account of a neck harm. After catching on with the Bruins, he 23.5 sacks over the previous two seasons. All through the week, rumors swirled that the neck harm was a priority to groups and will trigger him to fall within the draft. Such discuss seems, nonetheless, to have been a smokescreen. The Seattle Seahawks at the moment are on the board.

[8:47 p.m.] With main medical questions surrounding the way forward for beginning proper sort out Ryan Ramczyk, the Saints proceed to offensive pattern by taking Oregon State sort out Taliese Fuaga. Fuaga’s arms barely measured at 33 inches on the NFL Combine, and he’ll presumably must convert to protect ultimately. Fuaga’s nasty demeanor, luckily, ought to enable him to succeed someplace on an NFL offensive line. The Indianapolis Colts at the moment are on the clock. The Colts have been broadly rumored to be in on a commerce for Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed earlier than Kansas Metropolis ultimately made a cope with the Titans. Ought to they wish to enhance their protection, they nonetheless have the choose of all defensive gamers on the board.

[8:39 p.m.] The Raiders have been unable to draft an improve at quarterback from Aidan O’Connell. If O’Connell stays below heart, maybe he’ll end Las Vegas’ subsequent signature win with greater than the 62 passing yards he had of their upset Christmas Day win over the Chiefs they’ve seemingly constructed their offseason round. That might be simpler with Georgia tight finish Brock Bowers manning the center. In all seriousness, Bowers ought to mix with star wideout Davonte Adams to boost the ceiling for the Raiders’ offense, irrespective of who’s throwing to them. Anticipate an organization line of believing in O’Connell to return out of the Las Vegas draft room. The New Orleans Saints at the moment are on the clock.

[8:33 p.m.] A sixth quarterback certainly comes off the board because the Broncos choose former Oregon and Auburn passer Bo Nix with the twelfth choose. After devoting two drafts to the disastrous Russell Wilson commerce, this now marks three offseasons Denver has primarily utterly mortgaged to solidifying the quarterback place. We could by no means know if the division rival Raiders have been additionally eyeing Nix. Las Vegas is now on the clock, with each defensive prospect nonetheless obtainable a dozen picks in.

[8:27 p.m.] After no defensive gamers got here off the board within the first ten alternatives, the pattern of offense continues because the Jets take Penn State offensive sort out Olumuyiwa Fashanu with the eleventh choose. With the workforce all in on what’s going to seemingly be Aaron Rodgers’ ultimate season, Fashanu will solidify a perpetually leaky Jets’ offensive line. The draft now turns into attention-grabbing for Chiefs followers with the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders set to make the twelfth and thirteenth alternatives, respectively. Kansas Metropolis would seemingly like to see a sixth quarterback come off the board.

[8:22 p.m.] To nobody’s shock, the Vikings traded as much as make McCarthy the fifth quarterback off the board within the first ten alternatives. McCarthy’s rise throughout the draft season is curious: bringing a nationwide championship pedigree whereas by no means passing for 3,000 yards in any of his three seasons with the Wolverines. He enters an enviable scenario, nonetheless, being set to throw to arguably the league’s finest vast receiver in Justin Jefferson and second yr professional Jordan Addison. The Vikings despatched a fourth and fifth rounder to the Jets within the commerce. New York now goes on the clock.

[8:12 p.m.] Penix’s favourite goal at Washington, vast receiver Rome Odunze, goes to Chicago at ninth general. Pairing Williams with a prolific wideout definitely helps his possibilities for fulfillment. Paired with D.J. Moore and longtime Chargers risk Keenan Allen, the Bears now have one of many league’s most formidable cross catching trios within the league on paper. The Minnesota Vikings have traded with the New York Jets to maneuver up one place and go on the clock.

[8:06 p.m.] The Falcons make the shocker up to now of the draft by taking Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth general choice. This after the workforce signed Kirk Cousins to a $180 million deal in free company (and will lose future draft picks when a league tampering investigation concerning the signing finishes). Penix appeared in components of six faculty seasons. He might be 28 years previous on the finish of Cousins’ contract, making him a curious option to have in place as a succession plan. In fact, the Chiefs must be joyful to see extra quarterbacks off the board as they wait to make their choice. The Bears at the moment are on the clock for his or her second choice of spherical one.

[8:00 p.m.] The Titans tackle their woeful sort out choice by making Alabama’s J.C. Latham the second large man off the board. Latham began solely on the precise aspect throughout his profession with the Crimson Tide, however he’s broadly anticipated to get an opportunity at left sort out as a professional. The Atlanta Falcons now go on the clock.

[7:52 p.m.] Whereas ready for the Giants’ choice to be introduced, NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported that the workforce tried to commerce to the third choice to seize Maye. The Giants cross, nonetheless, on Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy for LSU vast receiver Malik Nabers. Nabers would seemingly have been an unquestioned finest wideout in any draft not additionally that includes Harrison. The Tennessee Titans at the moment are on the clock.

[7:46 p.m.] The Chargers have been broadly anticipated to be open to buying and selling the choice, although they keep on the clock and take sort out Joe Alt — the son of longtime Chiefs’ nice John Alt. Moderately than tackle seemingly the league’s worst present vast receiving corps for quarterback Justin Herbert, the Chargers solidify the trenches. The New York Giants at the moment are on the clock.

[7:43 p.m.] The Cardinals preserve the choose and choose Ohio State vast receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Arizona seemingly doesn’t understand how dedicated they’re to seeing by means of the long run contract the earlier regime gave quarterback Kyler Murray. The presence of the very best graded wideout to enter the league in years will assist reply the query. The Los Angeles Chargers now go on the clock. The Chiefs must be joyful that Harrison is just not an choice for the AFC West foe.

[7:33 p.m.] Quarterbacks take the primary three spots because the Patriots choose North Carolina passer Drake Maye. Maye is New England’s second try at a primary spherical quarterback in 4 drafts because the proceed to battle to outline a post-Tom Brady period (and now may have a head coach not named Invoice Belichick for the primary time this century). The Arizona Cardinals at the moment are on the clock. Assuming they don’t commerce the choose, count on to see the primary non-quarterback come off the board in a couple of minutes.

[7:27 p.m.] As anticipated, the Commanders take LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels with the second choose. Daniels’ Heisman Trophy profitable 2023 marketing campaign vaulted him a lot larger up draft boards than he was seen earlier than the season. Daniels — who will flip 24 late in his rookie season — can also be an instance of the superior general age of this class. He threw a landing cross to San Francisco 49ers vast receiver Brandon Aiyuk in 2019 when each have been at Arizona State. The New England Patriots at the moment are on the clock.

[7:20 p.m.] The least shocking first general choose in years involves cross because the Bears draft Williams. The tenure of common supervisor Ryan Poles — a former Chiefs entrance workplace government — might be made or damaged based mostly on Williams’ success. The Washington Commanders at the moment are on the clock.

[7:12 p.m.] The mixture of the standard booing of commissioner Roger Goodell mixes with the Detroit devoted additionally booing the Chicago Bears happening the clock first. The draft is formally underway.

[7:00 p.m.] Let’s get this began!

Do we actually have to attend the complete 10 minutes to listen to Caleb Williams introduced?

[6:46 p.m.] The Philadelphia Eagles shut the door on among the wilder commerce hypothesis by locking up vast receiver A.J. Brown instantly earlier than the draft begins.

On the heels of Amon-Ra St. Brown’s huge extension this week with the Detroit Lions, this yr’s anticipated deep vast receiver class might produce some bargains over the subsequent three seasons for groups that hit on their picks.

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[6:09 p.m.] Brett Veach wouldn’t…would he?

Anticipate some chaos to begin about half-hour into the telecast.

[6:08 p.m.] When former NFL Community reporter James Palmer has Chiefs data, consideration must be given.

[6:00 p.m.] Our first on-the-ground look, through Arrowhead Satisfaction’s Matt Stagner.