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Rating the top inside linebackers in the 2018 NFL Draft with an eye on the Chiefs' needs | The Kansas City Star

Included in measurables are height, weight and 40-yard-dash time. Grades and rankings are based on film study and proprietary reporting. Grades are intended to convey a general sense of the draftee’s value, and where he might be selected.

Chiefs’ need at the position: Low. The KC Chiefs would appear to be pretty much set at inside linebacker, having surrendered a 2019 fourth-round pick for Reggie Ragland and a five-year, $45 million contract to acquire Anthony Hitchens.

Throw in the presence of 2017 fifth-round pick Ukeme Eligwe (a gifted player still training his eyes) and third-year pro Terrance Smith (a good special-teamer), and the Chiefs have plenty of players with upside that they need to evaluate over the next season.