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First Draft for KC

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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Aaron Lewis Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Aaron Lewis
DL-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chiefs: B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Chiefs started one anyway for Aaron Lewis, 39 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Barton steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In No. 28 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They robbed the room for Graham Barton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Audric Estime
No edge and no loss on Audric Estime in the 91st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Kris Abrams-Draine graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to pick 161 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 AJ Barner
A premium they did not need to pay, AJ Barner a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Josh Proctor
They jumped the gun on Josh Proctor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick206 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Aaron Lewis
They reached a country mile for Aaron Lewis at slot 249, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.