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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Evan Anderson at No. 250 is 33 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 64 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 95 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They paid a round early for Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 33, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 158th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Nothing to complain about; Kitan Oladapo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick210 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They reached into another round for Evan Anderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.