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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B- to prove it.

The Chiefs put a flag in the ground for Walter Rouse, 31 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end, quarterback and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Wright falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
Nice patience on Troy Franklin, who had no business lasting to pick No. 32. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 32 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in the 95th pick leaves tight end, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamal Hadden. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick158 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at No. 158 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
The board had Jaylen Wright higher than pick 172, and the running back fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in the 210th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at Round 7, Pick 30 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.