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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Chiefs let Daniels fall and pounced. Final grade: B-. This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: CJ Daniels, the No. 144 name on the board, stolen at slot 169. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Mansoor Delane
In the 9th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29
Rnd1
Caleb Lomu
In pick 29 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel Pregnon. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74
Rnd3
Mike Washington Jr.
They paid sticker price for Mike Washington Jr. in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109
Rnd4
Logan Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Logan Jones at pick No. 109 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148
Rnd5
Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses slipping to No. 148 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick169
Rnd5
CJ Daniels
Circle this one: CJ Daniels at the 169th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176
Rnd5
Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at slot 176 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210
Rnd6
Josh Cameron
Steal is underselling it; Josh Cameron at pick No. 210 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.









