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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Boubacar Traore at pick 109 is 23 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On value alone, Sadiq makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 9th pick they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
You do not let a tight end like Kenyon Sadiq reach No. 40 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing A.J. Haulcy in slot 74. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Boubacar Traore. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
No edge and no loss on Jaden Greathouse in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa slid further than he should have, and the 177th overall pick is lovely value for the safety. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.