haydent09'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • haydent09 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (KC)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (KC)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (TB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Chiefs got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

The war room fell hard for Xavier Worthy, and it showed at pick 26: 30 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In pick 26 they get a go-to option on the outside, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
By-the-book stuff, T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 11 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 64 with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They paid sticker price for Cam Hart in slot 95, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick126 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Malik Mustapha. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 133rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick158 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke McCaffrey at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
No edge and no loss on Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 172; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Eric Watts
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eric Watts. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.