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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (PIT)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kenneth Gainwell
RB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chiefs for Martin: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Chiefs should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Martin falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 9 they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at the 52nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington slid further than he should have, and the 74th overall pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Klare
A tight end of that caliber at slot 84 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Scott at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
Steal is underselling it; DJ McKinney at Round 5, Pick 8 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick177 Rnd5 LJ Martin
LJ Martin at pick 177 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.