Fat Pat'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Fat Pat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (KC)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (KC)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (CIN)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (CIN)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chiefs a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Caden Prieskorn at pick No. 255 is 35 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Stewart. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is not that Ransom is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick63 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in Round 2, Pick 31 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in No. 70 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
A conviction pick on Danny Stutsman at pick 76 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
By-the-book stuff, Ajani Cornelius at the 95th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in the 112th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Lathan Ransom adds a safety and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
They barely believed it either: Jordan Hancock still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
Value with a capital V on Jonah Coleman in No. 167, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
This one needs a full-page explanation: Caden Prieskorn in Round 7, Pick 41, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.