Grs107 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Grs107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

The Chiefs' one glaring miss is tight end, a need they left exactly as they found it. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

However the rest shakes out, Oladapo at that price is a win they earned. Every board in the league had Jacobs lower, and that gap is the story. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 29 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
They paid sticker price for Tyler Davis in slot 92, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in No. 129 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They went early on Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 161, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kitan Oladapo in the 171st pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ethan Driskell
No drama and no debate, Ethan Driskell went about where he belonged in pick 175. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at the 207th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick250 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
No edge and no loss on Walter Rouse in the 250th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.