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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Chiefs left tight end untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Savaiinaea falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Wohler reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 31 they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at pick 63 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A quiet steal in the 66th pick: TreVeyon Henderson for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 31 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
By-the-book stuff, Isaac TeSlaa at slot 226 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
A conviction pick on Hunter Wohler at pick No. 251 that the board grades a round light. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith in the 257th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.