Gravespire'S MOCK DRAFT

'25 Mock 10

  • Gravespire DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (KC)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 7 (KC)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (KC)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Mahlman from sliding. Grade: B.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Riley Mahlman fell into slot 224.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 32 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
A tidy little value on Ajani Cornelius in No. 64, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 69 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick96 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton in Round 3, Pick 32 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson in the 128th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick160 Rnd5 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit at the Round 5 slot is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
The board fumbled Rylie Mills all the way to pick 193, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They barely believed it either: Riley Mahlman still on the board at the 224th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.