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  • 102 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 251 lands the Chiefs a B-, Thornton Jr. and all.

The board owed the Chiefs one, and it paid up: Dont'e Thornton Jr., the No. 180 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 251 like a gift left on the doorstep.

They will need Giddens to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at the 31st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach Round 2, Pick 31 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick66 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They went early on Darien Porter in pick 66, and the value did not follow. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Fair-plus on Jordan Burch, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 DJ Giddens
A wild overpay on DJ Giddens in No. 133, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
The board fumbled Oronde Gadsden II all the way to the 226th pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Somehow Dont'e Thornton Jr. was still sitting there in slot 251, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jarquez Hunter in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.