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Draft Selections
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (KC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (KC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (KC)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Gates
C
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB TradesA- FutureB
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chiefs spent pick No. 125 on Jack Nelson, a name most had 48 spots down the list. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The Clark value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the Round 2 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
They reached into another round for Jack Sawyer, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They paid sticker price for Tyleik Williams in pick No. 89, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 AJ Barner
A wild overpay on AJ Barner in the 100th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at the 125th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
The board had cheaper options than Cody Schrader at Round 5, Pick 31, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick175 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 175th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick203 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
A tidy little value on Darius Robinson in pick 203, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick246 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in slot 246 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.
Pick253 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in Round 7, Pick 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.