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Draft Selections
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
DB Missouri
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Beau Brade
DB Maryland
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Louisiana-Monroe
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Donell Harris Jr., 87 picks early at slot 252. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Wilson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Abrams-Draine pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end, quarterback and other spots still on the board.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kris Abrams-Draine
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with Kris Abrams-Draine while clear needs at tight end, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick63 Rnd2 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Brian Thomas Jr. reach slot 94 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Graham Barton
Taking Graham Barton in the 131st pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper slipping to No. 163 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick 171 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Beau Brade
They barely believed it either: Beau Brade still on the board at No. 175. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
They talked themselves into Layden Robinson at slot 209, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick252 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
They reached into another round for Donell Harris Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.