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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 159: the Chiefs steal Wilson and grade out a B.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Johnny Wilson fell into the 159th overall pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They are betting Logue proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 32 they get protection for the quarterback, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Nice patience on Xavier Worthy, who had no business lasting to No. 64. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Melton
Somehow Max Melton was still sitting there in the 95th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Taking Audric Estime in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick159 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 159 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Steal is underselling it; Kitan Oladapo at slot 173 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick252 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Zion Logue in Round 7, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.