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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B to prove it.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Chiefs were there to profit. Tommy Eichenberg, the No. 145 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 173.

The Johnson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick No. 32 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They liked Xavier Legette enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 64. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Johnson in No. 95, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Good price on Isaac Guerendo in pick No. 132, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dwight McGlothern. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They robbed the room for Tommy Eichenberg here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.