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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (KC)
Eugene Wilson III
WR Florida
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Wilson III should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Eugene Wilson III tumbling to the Chiefs in No. 153 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The McNeil-Warren pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, running back and other spots. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They will need Sadiq to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
They paid sticker price for Olaivavega Ioane in slot 45, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Value with a capital V on Rod Moore in pick No. 76, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick114 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 114th overall pick on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren with quarterback, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick153 Rnd5 Eugene Wilson III
Steal is underselling it; Eugene Wilson III at Round 5, Pick 13 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in No. 176 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.