Go Chefs'S MOCK DRAFT

04/07/25

  • Go Chefs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Ransaw from sliding. Grade: B.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Caleb Ransaw fell into pick No. 257.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. If Brown pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 63 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jackson went about where he belonged in slot 66. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Omarr Norman-Lott reach No. 95 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick 133 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in the 226th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks is a better player than the 251st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
They barely believed it either: Caleb Ransaw still on the board at Round 7, Pick 41. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.