Grs107 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Grs107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

Every other box got a look, but tight end did not. The Chiefs will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

On value alone, Hopper makes the weekend a net positive. They will need Proctor to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In slot 29 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
The board had Patrick Paul higher than pick 61, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at Round 3, Pick 29 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
No edge and no loss on MarShawn Lloyd in the 129th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slid further than he should have, and No. 161 is lovely value for the linebacker. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 171 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Josh Proctor
A reach on Josh Proctor in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at the 207th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick250 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
They took Walter Rouse at par in No. 250, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.