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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs robbed the room for Foster. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Javon Foster tumbling to the Chiefs in Round 3, Pick 26 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 25th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
The board fumbled Emeka Egbuka all the way to slot 57, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Javon Foster
You do not let an offensive lineman like Javon Foster reach Round 3, Pick 26 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in pick No. 125, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes at No. 167 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Fair-plus on Lathan Ransom, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at the 175th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Jake Briningstool at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.