Kookaberry'S MOCK DRAFT

Kookaberry'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2024

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  • Kookaberry DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Rice from sliding. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Brenden Rice, slot 133, roughly 36 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In pick No. 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
They robbed the room for Roman Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 DJ James
A tidy bit of business in the 95th overall pick, where DJ James graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 133rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith slipping to Round 5, Pick 22 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Dillon Johnson at pick 172, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.