Grs107 'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Grs107 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Randolph Jr. should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Keith Randolph Jr. slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at slot 175. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 60th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at No. 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at slot 161 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They barely believed it either: Jaylin Simpson still on the board at pick No. 171. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick175 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Taking Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 5, Pick 39 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Nothing to complain about; Omar Speights went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick249 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the 249th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.