Stats and facts about every pick in Chiefs' 2024 draft class (2024)

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John Dillon

April 28, 2024 6:39 pm CT

The Kansas City Chiefs seem to have struck gold with their 2024 draft class, which experts and fans have unanimously praised.

From general manager Brett Veach’s trade-up in the first two rounds to take Xavier Worthy and Kingsley Suamataia, to his savvy selections on Day 3, the newest crop of talent in Kansas City has the NFL world buzzing.

With a Super Bowl championship to defend next season, Veach made bold moves to ensure that the Chiefs will remain on the cutting edge heading into Kansas City’s 2024 campaign.

Though every player picked by the Chiefs was a star on their respective college teams, fans might not know much about these coveted prospects, who come from programs all over the country.

Each school has a player bio for Kansas City’s draft picks compiled with a list of their awards, accomplishments, and stats from their time in college.

Check out some stats and facts about every player selected by the Chiefs in the 2024 NFL draft:

Round 1, Pick 28: Texas WR Xavier Worthy

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Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) warms up ahead of the Big 12 Conference Championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023

A three-year wide receiver who played in and started 39 games … scored 26 career touchdown receptions, third all-time in Texas Football history … ranks fourth all-time in career receiving yards (2,755), sixth in receptions (197), eighth in punt return yards (564) … had a reception in 39 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in UT history … has the second-best punt return average for a career (14.5) and season (16.9, 2023) in program history … a 2023 All-America Second Team selection as a punt returner by the FWAA and Sporting News and as an all-purpose player by AFCA … named third-team AP All-America honoree as an all-purpose player in 2023 … a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2023 by the conference’s coaches and AP … a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2022 by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press … a two-time first-team All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press at wide receiver (2021, ’23) … the 2021 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year … selected the AP Big 12 Newcomer of the Year … named a Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award finalist … earned Freshman All-American honors from the Associated Press … an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist … garnered True Freshman All-American honors from ESPN and 247Sports … selected to the Freshman All-American First Team by The Athletic … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2022 … 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree … two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2021, spring 2022).

Round 2, Pick 63: BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia

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Played two seasons for BYU, starting in 11 games for the Cougars at left tackle … Started two games in 2023 and played in 12 … Was second-team All Big 12 in 2023 … Missed the season finale due to injury … Started 12 games for BYU in 2022 … Played one season for Oregon (2021) and redshirted his freshman season after playing in two games.

Round 4, Pick 131: TCU TE Jared Wiley

Played two seasons for TCU (2022-23), playing in 25 games for the Horned Frogs … As a senior in 2023, was a team captain … Had 47 receptions, leading the team and ranking fourth nationally by Power Five tight ends … Totaled 520 yards his senior season … Topped TCU with eight touchdown catches to tie for the national lead among tight ends … In 2022 had 21 receptions and tied for fourth on the team with four touchdown receptions … Caught a game-tying two-point conversion from TCU QB Max Duggan en route to the 11-point fourth quarter comeback in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State … Played three seasons for Texas (2019-21) … As a junior (2021), played in 11 games with eight starts totaling nine receptions for 67 yards and two touchdowns … In 2020 played in nine games with two starts … Caught nine passes for 166 yards and a touchdown … In his freshman season (2019), saw action in 12 games and started two … Received the following awards and honors: 2024 Senior Bowl participant … 2022 first-team All-Big 12 … 2023 second- team AP All-Big 12 … 2023 honorable mention Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year … 2023 first-team Academic Big 12 … 2023 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Baylor) … 2023 East-West Shrine Bowl Texas Star of the Week (vs. Baylor) … 2022 honorable mention All-Big 12 … 2022 and 2021 first-team Academic All-Big 12 … 2020 second-team Academic All-Big 12.

Round 4, Pick 133: Washington State DB Jaden Hicks

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Played three years at Washington State (2021-23) … Played in 12 games in 2023 with four starts …. Totaled 79 tackles (49 solo), 2.5 sacks (-16.0 yards), six tackles for loss (-22.0 yards) and two interceptions … His 6.6 tackles per game were 11th in the Pac-12 … Started in 12 games and appeared in all 13 in 2022 … Second on the team with 76 tackles (45 solo) and had the most amongst Pac-12 freshman defenders … Added on 1.0 sack (-2.0 yards) and an interception … Redshirted his 2021 season … Earned the following awards: All-Pac 12 honorable mention … Preseason All-Pac-12 third-team (Phil Steele) … 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl participant … Was WSU Defensive Player of the Week against Colorado State (2023) … Was Bednarik Award Defensive Player of the Week against Wisconsin (2023) … Named to freshman All-America third-team by College Football News … Named to Midseason freshman All-America Team by College Football Team.

Round 5. Pick 159: Penn State OL Hunter Nourzad

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Played two seasons for Penn State (2022-23) and two seasons (2020 canceled) for Cornell (2019-21) … Played in 12 games in 2023 and started in two … Earned the coaching staff’s Offensive Player of the Week award after performance against Iowa (9/23/23) … Voted second-team All-Big Ten by coaches and media (2023) … Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (2023) … Was Penn State’s Tim Shaw Thrive award winner (2023) … Named to the team’s Nittany Lion Club for the highest GPA as a senior … Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media (2022) … Selected by the coaching staff as the Offensive Player of the Game after performance against Auburn (9/17/22) … Finished his time at Cornell with 20 consecutive games at right tackle … Earned second-team All-America honors from the AFCA (2021) … Selected to third-team All-America (Phil Steele) (2021) … Named Phil Steele’s Ivy League Offensive Lineman of the Year (2021) … Earned Academic All-Ivy League honors (2021) … Semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (2021).

Round 6, Pick 211: Tennessee DB Kamal Hadden

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Played three seasons for Tennessee (2021-23) and one season for Independence Community College (2020) … Did not allow a touchdown in 2023 … Played in 29 games for the Vols with 13 starts … Tied for the team lead with three interceptions … Had eight passes defensed in 2023, the fourth-most on the team … As a junior (2022), started in six games and played nine … In 2023, his 51 tackles (30 solo) were the sixth-most on the team … Played seven games with two starts in 2021 … Tallied 17 tackles (13 solo) with two tackles for loss and an interception … Played one season at Independence Community College (Kan.) after spending spring ball with Auburn … 2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19.

Round 7, Pick 248: Holy Cross OL C.J. Hanson

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Holy Cross offensive lineman CJ Hanson runs through a drill during practice last week.

Played five years for Holy Cross … Was part of an offensive line that ranked in the top 10 in the FBS nationally in 2023 in rushing offense (third, 264.2 yards per game), total offense (fourth, 466.6 yards per game) and scoring offense (sixth, 36.9 points per game) … Started all 11 games at right guard in 2023 … Was an All-ECAC selection, All-New England honoree, All-Patriot first-team selection, State Perform All-America third-team and invited to the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl in 2023 … In 2022 started all 13 games at right guard and helped the offense to rank eighth nationally in scoring with 37.4 points per game and sixth nationally in rushing offense with 245.1 rushing yards per game … Was named to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League second-team and All-Patriot League first-team in 2022 … Started 13 games in 2021 at right guard and was named to Phil Steele’s All-Patriot League second-team … Appeared in three games in 2020, season was
shortened due to COVID-19 … Played three games in 2019.

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