Thomas_Cockram'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (KC)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (KC)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Mingo
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let T.J. Sanders slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at No. 251. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Jonathan Mingo deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ashton Jeanty in slot 31, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick63 Rnd2 Armand Membou
Armand Membou in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Somehow Jahdae Barron was still sitting there in pick 66, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick95 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at Round 3, Pick 31 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Colston Loveland
They robbed the room for Colston Loveland here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Cam Ward
Cam Ward at the 211th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in pick No. 226 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at No. 239 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the 247th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick251 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 35 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
The board fumbled Jaylin Noel all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.