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Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The tape said wait; the Chiefs did not. Aeneas Peebles went at slot 66, a good 75 picks before the board was ready. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Mike Green
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick66 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
A big swing on Aeneas Peebles at pick 66, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Nice patience on Ozzy Trapilo, who had no business lasting to No. 95. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kobe King
Kobe King at pick No. 133 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold at slot 226 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick251 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III at pick 251 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
Jahvaree Ritzie at pick No. 257 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.