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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 32nd overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Fair-plus on Kingsley Suamataia, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick 95 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Theo Johnson at the 133rd pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Malik Mustapha. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in pick No. 172 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.