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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

The Chiefs spent real capital to be 58 picks early on Thor Griffith, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Amos pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 31 they get a wrecking ball inside, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Trey Amos
The board had Trey Amos higher than the Round 2 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in slot 66 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 95th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Damien Martinez
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Damien Martinez. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A wild overpay on Teddye Buchanan in Round 7, Pick 10, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick251 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
They paid a round early for Hunter Wohler in pick No. 251, more than the board wanted. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick257 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.