timsaves99'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • timsaves99 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 203rd pick on Gavin Bartholomew a full 63 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adonai Mitchell. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
No drama and no debate, Jonathon Brooks went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brenden Rice this early at No. 89. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
They reached a country mile for Braden Fiske at the 125th pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
They went early on T.J. Sanders in pick 167, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Theo Johnson at pick No. 171, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Simpson in No. 175. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gavin Bartholomew
Gavin Bartholomew in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at pick No. 246 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.