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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (KC)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (KC)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chiefs: B-.

The Chiefs bet big and early on Trey Zuhn III, 82 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 14 they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Max Klare
They reached into another round for Max Klare, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Gabe Jacas
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gabe Jacas. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 David Oke
A wild overpay on David Oke in slot 114, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 153 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Josh Moten
This one needs a full-page explanation: Josh Moten in Round 5, Pick 36, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.