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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
C+
ValueC-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureF
The Chiefs won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: C+. The Chiefs looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Clayton Smith at No. 199 regardless, 207 picks early. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Branch.
If Jeremiyah Love and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Jeremiyah Love
In the 10th overall pick they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick53
Rnd2
Max Klare
Max Klare at the 53rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62
Rnd2
Zion Young
A real head-scratcher, Zion Young in pick 62 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80
Rnd3
Eric Singleton Jr.
They did well to land Eric Singleton Jr. in No. 80, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115
Rnd4
Derrick Moore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Derrick Moore. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick138
Rnd4
Zachariah Branch
You do not let a wide receiver like Zachariah Branch reach Round 4, Pick 38 and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139
Rnd4
Eric O'Neill
Eric O'Neill in pick No. 139 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148
Rnd5
Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick153
Rnd5
Gracen Halton
A wild overpay on Gracen Halton in No. 153, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156
Rnd5
Brett Norfleet
Value said wait; Brett Norfleet in the 156th overall pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176
Rnd5
Quintrevion Wisner
Quintrevion Wisner at the 176th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick199
Rnd6
Clayton Smith
A big swing on Clayton Smith at Round 6, Pick 21, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217
Rnd7
Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in pick 217 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239
Rnd7
Jalen Thompson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jalen Thompson this early at slot 239. The roster fit checks out.
Pick245
Rnd7
Keaten Wade
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keaten Wade well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick248
Rnd7
Dante Dowdell
They talked themselves into Dante Dowdell at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257
Rnd7
Dasan McCullough
They reached into another round for Dasan McCullough, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.


























