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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Emmanwori fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Nick Emmanwori slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at the 63rd overall pick. Highway robbery. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting Porter proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In No. 31 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick66 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A conviction pick on Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 2 that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at slot 95 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cody Simon
They paid sticker price for Cody Simon in pick No. 133, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Somehow Dont'e Thornton Jr. was still sitting there in the 226th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Jackson at the 251st overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
No edge and no loss on Teddye Buchanan in pick 257; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.