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Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (KC)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (KC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (KC)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CLE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jaydon Blue, the No. 173 name on the board, stolen at pick 216.

The cost of the Travis reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Parrish pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, quarterback and other spots.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In slot 31 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in No. 63 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
They did well to land Jordan Burch in pick No. 95, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
A surprising call. With tight end, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 4 slot on Jacob Parrish, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick143 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Logan Brown. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 213th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Taking Jaydon Blue in No. 216 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at slot 226 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They reached a country mile for Jalen Travis at pick 251, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
You do not let a safety like Craig Woodson reach the 257th pick and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.