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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)
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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-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jaydon Blue slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at pick No. 216. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Travis has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The Chiefs indulged a want in Parrish while a need in tight end, quarterback and other spots stayed open.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick 31 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at slot 63 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in the 68th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 95th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end, quarterback and other spots to take Jacob Parrish, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick143 Rnd5 Logan Brown
By-the-book stuff, Logan Brown at slot 143 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 213, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at No. 216 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Value said wait; Hayden Conner in Round 7, Pick 10 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson in pick No. 257 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.