SommErikRM'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SommErikRM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chiefs a B-.

The Chiefs did not so much draft Hayden Hatten as overpay for him, 104 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Muhammad III to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at slot 57 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
A straight-up fair deal on Nazir Stackhouse at the 89th pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick125 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in pick 125 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Moore at Round 5, Pick 31 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick171 Rnd5 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in the 171st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte slipping to Round 5, Pick 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick 203 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick246 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Moose Muhammad III in slot 246, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.