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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (KC)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (KC)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Craig Woodson
S California
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (KC)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Jalen Travis at pick 257, a reach of 36 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Watts value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. at the 31st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at slot 63 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Good price on Tate Ratledge in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Parrish
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacob Parrish well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick133 Rnd4 Logan Brown
They jumped the gun on Logan Brown, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
They talked themselves into Barryn Sorrell at pick No. 149, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in Round 6, Pick 35 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
A straight-up fair deal on Craig Woodson at the 226th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Hancock in the 239th pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick251 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
A premium they did not need to pay, Marcus Yarns a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They reached a country mile for Jalen Travis at pick No. 257, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.