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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs robbed the room for Driskell. Final grade: B-.

Somebody in the 207th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chiefs sat still while Ethan Driskell, the No. 182 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Wright reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at No. 29 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
They paid up for Brenden Rice at pick No. 61 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves tight end, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick129 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylen Wright in the 129th overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
A premium they did not need to pay, Curtis Jacobs a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips at slot 171 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick175 Rnd5 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at pick 175 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ethan Driskell in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Mark Perry slid further than he should have, and the 250th pick is lovely value for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.