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03/04/26-2
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ImGonnaGitYouSucka DRAFTING FOR THEChiefs
Draft Selections
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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
The Chiefs let Ponds fall and pounced. Final grade: B+. The trade table was a mismatch, and the Chiefs were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
The Ponds pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If Royer pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick40
Rnd2
Zion Young
Zion Young in Round 2, Pick 8 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49
Rnd2
Christen Miller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christen Miller in No. 49. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74
Rnd3
D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick82
Rnd3
Jonah Coleman
Value with a capital V on Jonah Coleman in pick 82, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick97
Rnd3
Max Klare
Max Klare at the 97th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109
Rnd4
Joe Royer
They jumped the gun on Joe Royer, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146
Rnd5
Skyler Gill-Howard
A clean, defensible pick in pick 146 with a little surplus value in Skyler Gill-Howard. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161
Rnd5
Kage Casey
Kage Casey is a better player than No. 161 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176
Rnd5
Aamil Wagner
The board had Aamil Wagner higher than the 176th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194
Rnd6
Ted Hurst
Circle this one: Ted Hurst at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248
Rnd7
Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia in Round 7, Pick 32 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.















