Bigsteve816'S MOCK DRAFT

3rd draft

  • Bigsteve816 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (KC)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (KC)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BUF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BUF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Jackson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Khyree Jackson, slot 148, roughly 20 picks past where he belonged.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Burch lower, and that gap is the story. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In slot 25 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in pick 57. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
Fair-plus on Nazir Stackhouse, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A tidy little value on Jalen McMillan in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
They will replay Khyree Jackson at No. 148 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick155 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dylan Laube in pick No. 155. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Moore at the 167th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick171 Rnd5 Tre Harris
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tre Harris in the 171st pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 175th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick203 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oronde Gadsden II. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.