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Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chiefs for Jeanty: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ashton Jeanty at Round 4, Pick 31 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Prieskorn has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick 31 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in No. 63, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at the 95th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ashton Jeanty
You do not let a running back like Ashton Jeanty reach pick No. 132 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
A wild overpay on Caden Prieskorn in Round 7, Pick 41, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.