Mr. CheeseBurger'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Mr. CheeseBurger DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Lambert-Smith: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. KeAndre Lambert-Smith at the Round 7 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If Grant pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In pick 31 they get a bell-cow for the offense. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at No. 63 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Amos
A quiet steal in the 66th overall pick: Trey Amos for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
You do not let a wide receiver like Jayden Higgins reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Fair-plus on Darius Alexander, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, KeAndre Lambert-Smith in slot 256, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.