clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (KC)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (KC)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players traded away
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chiefs to a D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Chiefs, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

It is not that Neal is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Oke pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In pick No. 11 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In slot 32 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Circle this one: Kenyon Sadiq at the 40th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at the 74th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick75 Rnd3 Julian Neal
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Julian Neal at cornerback with quarterback and linebacker open.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at pick 87 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at Round 4, Pick 9 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick146 Rnd5 David Oke
David Oke in the 146th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick176 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in pick 176 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.