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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (KC)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (KC)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CAR)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adam Thielen
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chiefs for Singer: B+.

Call it larceny. Dorian Singer sat on the board until the 222nd pick, and the Chiefs did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick57 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 57 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick89 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Mahogany. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
By-the-book stuff, Luke Lachey at the 101st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice slipping to pick No. 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in No. 167 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick171 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at Round 5, Pick 35 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 175th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
They barely believed it either: Dorian Singer still on the board at the Round 7 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
No drama and no debate, Zakhari Franklin went about where he belonged in the 246th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.