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The Kansas City Chiefs are frequently connected to wide receivers ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft, with some mock drafts even choosing to have KC move up a few spots to get their pick of the second tier of pass-catchers.
However, one new mock has the Chiefs paying a premium, ultimately forcing the team to leave the first two days of the draft with only two players and missed opportunies for draft value.
Chad Reuter’s seven-round mock draft on NFL.com has the Chiefs making a massive jump in the first round, trading the No. 32 overall pick and their 2024 second-round pick (No. 64 overall) to trade up to No. 19 with the Los Angeles Rams for the right to select Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy.
I like Worthy, and I like his fit in Kansas City. In our FanNation mock draft here on SI.com, I happily selected Worthy at No. 32. In Reuter’s mock, Worthy is the fifth (and final) wide receiver off the board in the first round, with Brian Thomas Jr. going No. 18 to Cincinnati.
Regardless of your specific opinion on Worthy or the Chiefs’ desire to jump up in the first round, the rest of the draft shows the consequences of that kind of move.
In the second round, the Chiefs never make a pick. The Chiefs, in this mock, don’t add a player from No. 20 to No. 94. Then, at No. 95 overall, Reuter takes Clemson running back Will Shipley.
The Chiefs could draft a running back this year to help share the load with former seventh-round pick Isiah Pacheco in hopes of improving on backup former first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who returned to KC on a modest one-year deal this offseason.
But a running back cannot be the second player the Chiefs take in this draft. Especially not with KC’s imminent need at left tackle and a constant desire to upgrade both sides of the trenches. With that in mind, let’s go back to the pick the Chiefs didn’t make.
