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Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If Wingo pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 32nd overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the 64th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A premium they did not need to pay, Mekhi Wingo a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick132 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elijah Jones at the Round 4 slot is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Value with a capital V on Luke McCaffrey in No. 159, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at Round 5, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
No drama and no debate, LaDarius Henderson went about where he belonged in pick No. 252. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.