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  • Bigsteve816 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs robbed the room for Sweat. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Chiefs one, and it paid up: T'Vondre Sweat, the No. 32 name on the board, sitting there at slot 57 like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 25 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No drama and no debate, Christian Haynes went about where he belonged in No. 89. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tykee Smith. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick167 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Connor Colby at the 167th pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
No edge and no loss on Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 171; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 175th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at slot 203 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.