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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Players Gained
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Craig James
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chiefs: B-.

The war room fell hard for Drake Nugent, and it showed at No. 173: 37 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The Craig James deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In slot 32 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
They liked Brandon Dorlus enough to skip the value, taking him in the 64th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A big swing on Isaac Guerendo at Round 4, Pick 11, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
Value said wait; Jaylin Simpson in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They paid up for Luke McCaffrey at pick 132 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the 159th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jalen Sundell in No. 252. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They went early on Joshua Cephus in the 256th pick, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.