CheeseBurger Man'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chiefs: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Jalen McLeod at pick 133 will need to, sitting 53 spots clear of his grade. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Gadsden II to cover a lot of smaller sins. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 31st overall pick they get a load in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in pick 63 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
They let JT Tuimoloau come to them and pounced at pick No. 66. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Charles Grant
No edge and no loss on Charles Grant in slot 95; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod in No. 133 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
They barely believed it either: Jarquez Hunter still on the board at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at pick 257 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.