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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

Nobody had Jaheim Bell this high, and it is not close. The Chiefs reached 43 spots to get him at Round 3, Pick 29. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Pritchett falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In pick No. 29 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
They took Mekhi Wingo at par in slot 61, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jaheim Bell
They reached a country mile for Jaheim Bell at No. 92, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Will Shipley
No edge and no loss on Will Shipley in pick 129; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They will replay Nehemiah Pritchett at Round 5, Pick 25 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick171 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick175 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 39, with Chau Smith-Wade worth more than the price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.