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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jamaree Caldwell at the 95th pick is 34 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That Trader Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 31 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
A real head-scratcher, Ozzy Trapilo in pick No. 63 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
They liked Mason Taylor enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jamaree Caldwell well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at Round 4, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick226 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at the 226th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick251 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick 251 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
They robbed the room for Dante Trader Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.