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Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Haulcy fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: A.J. Haulcy, the No. 48 name on the board, stolen at pick 74. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In slot 9 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in the 40th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A top-tier safety at a bargain, A.J. Haulcy in Round 3, Pick 10, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
They paid sticker price for Mike Washington Jr. in No. 109, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
No drama and no debate, Beau Stephens went about where he belonged in pick No. 146. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Gulbin. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.