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Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (KC)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Hykeem Williams
WR Florida State
Marquis Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (KC)
Marquis Johnson
WR Missouri
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (KC)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Trey Holly
RB LSU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Slaughter should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, No. 93, roughly 71 picks past where he belonged.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Nwankpa pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In pick 29 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
They will replay Deontae Lawson at slot 61 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 93 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at the 116th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick168 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the 168th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick207 Rnd6 Hykeem Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, Hykeem Williams in the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Marquis Johnson
They paid up for Marquis Johnson at Round 6, Pick 36 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick242 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Taking Riley Mahlman in No. 242 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Trey Holly
By-the-book stuff, Trey Holly at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.