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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (KC)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
DB Washington State
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (KC)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Edwards: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Donovan Edwards slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at the 181st pick. Highway robbery.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart. Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick No. 31 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 2, Pick 31 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 94 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Connor Colby
A clean, defensible pick in the 131st overall pick with a little surplus value in Connor Colby. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They barely believed it either: Jack Nelson still on the board at pick 163. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick181 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in the 181st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at No. 209 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
Dorian Singer slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
Nothing to complain about; Kaimon Rucker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.