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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chiefs a B.

For all the boxes ticked, the Chiefs skipped the loudest one: tight end is exactly as bare as it was. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They will need Jones to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Fair-plus on Ricky Pearsall, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 95 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Good price on Isaac Guerendo in the 132nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A straight-up fair deal on Walter Rouse at pick 159, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
A slide stopped in No. 173, with Dwight McGlothern worth more than the price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick252 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the 252nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.