15noreilly'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 6

  • 15noreilly DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (KC)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Zereoue Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (KC)
Zereoue Williams
OT Utah
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (KC)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (KC)
Sammy Omosigho
LB UCLA
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (KC)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Faison Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Faison
WR Notre Dame
Drake Lindsey Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (KC)
Drake Lindsey
QB Minnesota
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (KC)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
A.J. Harris
CB Indiana
Tawfiq Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Tawfiq Thomas
DL Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAR)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CHI)
Sammy Omosigho
LB UCLA
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAR)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DET)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Isaac Brown Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CHI)
Isaac Brown
RB Louisville
Players Gained
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Kalif Raymond
WR
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Devin White
LB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedC TradesB+ FutureA+
The Chiefs robbed the room for Pieper. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kade Pieper had no business being available in Round 3, Pick 24, and the Chiefs did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. It is not that Stone is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The Chiefs clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick55 Rnd2 David Stone
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went interior defensive lineman with David Stone while clear needs at running back and edge rusher sat open.
Pick88 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at No. 88 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Sammy Brown
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Sammy Brown adds a linebacker and leaves running back and edge rusher untouched.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
A surprising call. With running back and edge rusher still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 17 on Kingston Lopa, a safety they were not short of.
Pick124 Rnd4 Zereoue Williams
They went early on Zereoue Williams in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick139 Rnd4 Amare Thomas
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 139 on Amare Thomas with running back and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick152 Rnd5 Sammy Omosigho
A quiet steal in pick No. 152: Sammy Omosigho for less than the market said. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick155 Rnd5 Christian Gray
Christian Gray at the 155th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Faison
Jordan Faison in pick No. 163 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick191 Rnd6 Drake Lindsey
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 12, where Drake Lindsey graded well above the range. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick194 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Andrew Rappleyea at the 194th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 A.J. Harris
They read the board right and A.J. Harris was the payoff at the 210th overall pick. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick256 Rnd7 Tawfiq Thomas
They talked themselves into Tawfiq Thomas at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.