Grading each of the Chiefs' Day 3 draft picks
Round 4:
Chamarri Conner will be an immediate special teams impact player. He can work as a gunner and jammer on punts and can be relied on to make tackles on kickoffs. It might be a bit before he makes an impact on defense but he has some potential with his size and length to be someone who can cover other “big guys” like tight ends. He can also make tackles in the backfield which is a plus.
Conner is a solid pickup, but I’m not sure it was necessary to trade up in the fourth round for him — I think he could have been taken later in the fourth or even the fifth. Plus, the Chiefs have more immediate needs like defensive tackle, so I would have liked to have seen a move there in the middle rounds instead.
Grade: C
Round 5:
I’m not surprised that the Chiefs decided to double-dip at edge, especially on an athletic freak like BJ Thompson. He’ll need to bulk up and put in a lot of work with the coaches on his technique, but the upside is there if he can figure things out in the pros.
Thompson probably won’t see much action year one, if any at all. He might end up on the practice squad for the majority of the season. It’s not rare to see a project get taken in the fifth round, but there were some players on the board who could’ve made more of an immediate impact. Thompson was also projected to go in the sixth or seventh round, so this seems like another reach to me.
Grade: C
Round 6:
Round 6:
Round 7:
Source: Chiefs Wire
