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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Ransom should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B+.

Call it larceny. Lathan Ransom sat on the board until the 256th overall pick, and the Chiefs did not need to be asked twice. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: tight end settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 31 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 63 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 66th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tate Ratledge reach pick No. 95 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick256 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Lathan Ransom in Round 7, Pick 38, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.