Kansas City Chiefs: Grading each selection in the 2019 NFL Draft

KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 20: Kansas City Chiefs players run onto the field before the AFC Championship Game game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs on January 20, 2019 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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South Carolina Gamecocks defensive back Rashad Fenton (16) covers Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Marquez Callaway (1) (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Round 6, Pick 201: Rashad Fenton, Cornerback, South Carolina

In perhaps the Chiefs’ most perplexing decision of the draft, the team did not take a cornerback until the sixth round. Granted, the team traded away its first-rounder in the deal for Clark, and then its fifth-rounder to move up to select Hardman.

Yet, the Chiefs would have been better off taking a corner with its third-round selection–or keeping the fifth-rounder and taking a different wide receiver than Hardman in the second.

Regardless, with the team’s first selection on Friday, Veach grabbed Fenton, the former Gamecock who picked up three passes in 2018 and had five career interceptions. Sure, he provides depth, but that’s about it. If he sees much playing time in 2019, something has gone awry in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuola’s first year in Kansas City.

Grade: D+

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