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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Mims: B.

When a board-topper like Amarius Mims slides to the 43rd overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Circle this one: Amarius Mims at pick 43 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They paid up for Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 2, Pick 32 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A reach for Dominick Puni in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at pick No. 95 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 132nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to No. 159 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at slot 173 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They robbed the room for Trevin Wallace here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.