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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-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chiefs: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chiefs spent No. 66 on Aeneas Peebles, a name most had 75 spots down the list. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Walker. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at Round 2, Pick 31. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Aeneas Peebles
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Aeneas Peebles well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at No. 95 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kobe King
A slide stopped in the 133rd overall pick, with Kobe King worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Akili Arnold at pick No. 226 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick251 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
A reach for Jahvaree Ritzie in slot 257; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.