Grs107 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Grs107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chiefs: B-.

When a board-topper like Cole Bishop slides to Round 5, Pick 25, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not.

If Logue pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 28 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 60, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Payton Wilson at No. 91 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in the 128th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
They will replay Cole Bishop at pick 161 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
No edge and no loss on Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 171; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
The board had Andru Phillips higher than slot 175, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick206 Rnd6 Zion Logue
They reached a country mile for Zion Logue at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick249 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A straight-up fair deal on Walter Rouse at the 249th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.