haydent09'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • haydent09 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Donovan Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Chiefs.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Chiefs left quarterback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

They banked enough surplus on Hopper to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Smith-Wade pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 24 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
By-the-book stuff, Javon Bullard at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid sticker price for Dominick Puni in the 95th overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They paid up for Jaheim Bell at slot 133 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A conviction pick on Chau Smith-Wade at the 158th pick that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 172. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick210 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali in Round 6, Pick 35 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
The board had cheaper options than Matthew Jones at pick No. 250, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.