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Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (KC)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (KC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (KC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (KC)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (KC)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (KC)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (DAL)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Players traded away
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in the 115th pick: the Chiefs steal Fields and grade out a D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Chiefs did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

Reaching for Moten left real value on the table behind him. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

That is a wide receiver 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 tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
They robbed the room for Arvell Reese here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 76 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy slid further than he should have, and No. 81 is lovely value for the safety. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cayden Green
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cayden Green at Round 3, Pick 36. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in slot 115 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore at the 153rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd5 Josh Moten
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Josh Moten. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.