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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (KC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Players traded away
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Pearsall: D-.

The Chiefs clearly saw something nobody else did in Oronde Gadsden II, taking him 31 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Pearsall.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 25th pick they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In No. 30 they get a true top target, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 25, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyleik Williams. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in slot 93 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at No. 125 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
A conviction pick on T.J. Sanders at the 167th overall pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in Round 5, Pick 35 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick No. 203 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick246 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the 246th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.