Nope'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Best available, no trades

  • Nope DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Carson should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Caelen Carson at No. 158 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 32 they get a press-man option on the boundary, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick64 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
You do not let a wide receiver like Adonai Mitchell reach the 64th pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at slot 95 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Somehow Roman Wilson was still sitting there in the 133rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick158 Rnd5 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in pick 158 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick172 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Taking Malik Mustapha in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick210 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Circle this one: Jawhar Jordan at No. 250 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.