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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Chiefs looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Joshua Cephus at pick No. 209 regardless, 30 picks early.

The Hadden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In slot 31 they get an anchor for the defensive front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach on Cooper Beebe in pick 63; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A premium they did not need to pay, Dominick Puni a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 131st overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 161st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
The board had cheaper options than Michael Barrett at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick175 Rnd5 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at No. 175 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick209 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick 209 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick No. 252 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.