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Draft Selections
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chiefs a B.

The Chiefs looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jared Wiley at pick No. 173 regardless, 33 picks early. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They banked enough surplus on Murphy II to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In pick 32 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick64 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in No. 64 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in the 95th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 132nd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
The board had Luke McCaffrey higher than the Round 5 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in Round 5, Pick 37 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.