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Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (KC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (KC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Boogie Basham
EDGE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most.

On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive. The Beebe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in the 39th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick64 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 64th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 108 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Fair-plus on Mohamed Kamara, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Value with a capital V on Jarrian Jones in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick172 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They did well to land Luke McCaffrey in slot 172, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.