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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (KC)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (KC)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
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Bilal Nichols
DT
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Roger Rosengarten
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Chiefs this weekend: B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Chiefs should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Worthy pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the offensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Xavier Worthy
In pick 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Fair-plus on Jaden Hicks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
No drama and no debate, Bucky Irving went about where he belonged in slot 131. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in Round 4, Pick 33 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They paid a round early for Josh Newton in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A reach for Kamal Hadden in No. 159; a little patience would have been rewarded. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick211 Rnd6 Bub Means
Bub Means at pick No. 211 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 248th pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.