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Draft Selections
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (GB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Chiefs this weekend: B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Chiefs fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

With quarterback and edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. They will need Watson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That Cephus pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at Round 2, Pick 20, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick57 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 57th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
They took Jonathon Brooks at par in No. 61, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in slot 84. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves quarterback and edge rusher untouched.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A reach on Ben Sinnott in pick No. 129; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kitan Oladapo at pick 171. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick175 Rnd5 Christian Jones
The board had cheaper options than Christian Jones at slot 175, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A real head-scratcher, Nathaniel Watson in pick 207 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Joshua Cephus in the 250th pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.