haydent09'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (KC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (KC)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (KC)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (SEA)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Donovan Smith
OT
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L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Chiefs lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Chiefs shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

The Bethune reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick43 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in slot 43. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at No. 64 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Javon Baker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Baker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick110 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A straight-up fair deal on Isaac Guerendo at Round 4, Pick 10, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Good price on Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 151, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They let Justin Eboigbe come to them and pounced at pick 158. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They barely believed it either: Jarrian Jones still on the board at the 172nd pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick194 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A big swing on Gabe Hall at Round 6, Pick 19, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick233 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tatum Bethune in slot 233, miles early. The roster fit checks out.