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Draft Selections
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (KC)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Jehiem Oatis Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
Jehiem Oatis
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CLE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Emani Bailey
RB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chiefs shredded theirs for Jehiem Oatis. He came off 87 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Emmanwori falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Denzel Burke
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
The board had Josh Conerly Jr. higher than pick 63, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 70th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They reached into another round for Jayden Higgins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at slot 132 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Woody Marks
Woody Marks in No. 167 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jehiem Oatis
Jehiem Oatis at slot 255 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.