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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 203: the Chiefs steal Alexander and grade out a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Chiefs watched Zy Alexander slide 39 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Pearsall reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka in the 57th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
No drama and no debate, Tyleik Williams went about where he belonged in pick No. 89. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 125 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick167 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
They did well to land Ashton Gillotte in the 167th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at pick 171 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at Round 6, Pick 28 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tyler Harrell
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Harrell at the 246th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.