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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on DeJean: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cooper DeJean, the 92nd overall pick, roughly 79 picks past where he belonged.

Every board in the league had Anderson lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Steal is underselling it; Bralen Trice at pick No. 61 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
They barely believed it either: Cooper DeJean still on the board at pick 92. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick129 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at No. 129, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A wild overpay on Michael Barrett in slot 161, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the 171st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick175 Rnd5 Christian Jones
They reached into another round for Christian Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
The board had Isaiah Williams higher than the 207th overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick250 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson at slot 250 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.