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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
D-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC-
The Chiefs let Delane fall and pounced. Final grade: D-. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chiefs took Max Klare at the 43rd overall pick, roughly 30 spots before his name belonged. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
Delane at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick13
Rnd1
Jeremiyah Love
In No. 13 they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40
Rnd2
Arvell Reese
Circle this one: Arvell Reese at the 40th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43
Rnd2
Max Klare
They talked themselves into Max Klare at pick 43, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick52
Rnd2
Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71
Rnd3
Malachi Fields
The board had cheaper options than Malachi Fields at pick 71, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77
Rnd3
A'Mauri Washington
A clean, defensible pick in slot 77 with a little surplus value in A'Mauri Washington. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88
Rnd3
Austin Siereveld
Austin Siereveld at Round 3, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114
Rnd4
Anto Saka
They paid sticker price for Anto Saka in pick No. 114, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153
Rnd5
Tacario Davis
Steal is underselling it; Tacario Davis at the 153rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick162
Rnd5
Jacob Rodriguez
A straight-up fair deal on Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick184
Rnd6
Dane Key
Dane Key in the 184th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.















