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02/20/2024-1

  • GoChefs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chiefs for Driskell: B.

Every other box got a look, but tight end did not. The Chiefs will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

The Driskell value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Reaching for Cephus left real value on the table behind him.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick No. 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Josh Newton
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 32: Josh Newton for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick133 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A clean, defensible pick in the 133rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Javon Foster. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to slot 158 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A slide stopped in the 172nd pick, with Braelon Allen worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Steal is underselling it; Ethan Driskell at pick No. 210 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They went early on Joshua Cephus in No. 250, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.