Kansas City Chiefs 2022 NFL Draft Grades: Excellent Infusion Of Youth
By Hunter Haas
The 2022 NFL Draft has the potential to be a landmark draft for the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. Check out the grades for each individual pick, as well as an overall grade for the draft class as a whole.
The Kansas City Chiefs have played in the AFC Championship Game in each of the past four seasons, resulting in two trips to the Super Bowl and one Super Bowl victory. This is an unprecedented amount of success, only rivaled by the New England Patriots over the past two decades. Last season, their journey to the Super Bowl was cut short by the upstart Cincinnati Bengals.
The luxury of having Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid helps cure the sting a bit, but losing never feels good. General manager Brett Veach is never one to panic, and that remained true this offseason.
Following Davante Adams getting a market-setting contract from the Las Vegas Raiders, Chiefs’ star wide receiver Tyreek Hill took notice and demanded a new deal himself. Kansas City wisely traded away Hill to the Miami Dolphins, allowing someone else to pay him $30 million per year, while receiving a slew of draft picks.
Kansas City Chiefs 2022 NFL Draft Grades
After the trade, the Kansas City Chiefs found themselves with 12 total selections in the 2022 NFL Draft. They used these picks to not only replace Hill, but to fill holes on the roster with a bunch of rookie deals.
In the following slide, I list each draft pick and a letter grade for them. I will highlight my favorite pick, my least favorite pick, and a player from the later rounds that has the potential to make immediate contributions. There will also be an overall grade for the class as a whole. Without further ado, let’s get this exercise started!