Entering the weekend of the 2024 NFL Draft, the safety position was one of the last directions fans thought the Kansas City Chiefs would go to address the defense. It was hard to imagine a scenario where the team drafted safety before another position under the teachings of defensive coordinator Steve Spagunolo.
And then, Of course, that happened on Saturday during Round 4 of the draft.
The Chiefs had already spent three picks on offense; by the 133rd overall selection, the defense was due, and one player stood out above the rest on the team’s draft board: Washington State safety Jaden Hicks.