Casj'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Casj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (KC)
A.J. Harris
CB Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (KC)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (KC)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (KC)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (NE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LAC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (WSH)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chiefs took Tristan Leigh at pick No. 224, roughly 24 spots before his name belonged.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They did well to land Sonny Styles in slot 46, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey at Round 2, Pick 25 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick64 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on A'Mauri Washington. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 A.J. Harris
A quiet steal in pick 81: A.J. Harris for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick89 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
No edge and no loss on Omar Cooper Jr. in the 89th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in the 155th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
They paid sticker price for Gracen Halton in Round 6, Pick 10, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh at slot 224 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick247 Rnd7 Brandon Inniss
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Inniss at pick No. 247, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.