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  • KingmanIII DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (KC)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chiefs would have aced it. Jaylon Carlies at pick 221 is 49 spots clear of where he belonged.

The Nourzad value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at the 64th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malik Washington
Malik Washington is a better player than No. 95 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
They will replay Andru Phillips at the 100th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick No. 131 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
They robbed the room for Hunter Nourzad here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Nice patience on Cornelius Johnson, who had no business lasting to pick 173. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
They reached into another round for Jaylon Carlies, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.