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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
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
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
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
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Roman Wilson at No. 57 is 53 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Nelson. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If T'Vondre Sweat and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In pick 25 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value.
Pick57 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
They talked themselves into Roman Wilson at slot 57, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A wild overpay on Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at pick No. 125 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tahj Brooks in Round 5, Pick 31, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A reach on Theo Johnson in the 171st pick; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Somehow Jack Nelson was still sitting there in pick No. 203, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele in slot 246 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.