cappy'S MOCK DRAFT

mock1

  • cappy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (KC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (KC)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Slaughter from sliding. Grade: B.

Call it larceny. Jake Slaughter sat on the board until the Round 3 slot, and the Chiefs did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Every board in the league had Price lower, and that gap is the story. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 David Bailey
In No. 12 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
A tight end of that caliber at the 43rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at slot 74 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in pick No. 112 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
A quiet steal in the 150th overall pick: Michael Trigg for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 38, with Jaden Greathouse worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.