GWG5'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (KC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (KC)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (KC)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (KC)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (KC)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Players traded away
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Isiah Pacheco
RB
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Marquise Brown
WR
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Noah Gray
TE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chiefs would have aced it. Bryce Foster at the 197th pick is 43 spots clear of where he belonged.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Sadiq to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 12 they get a rangy last line of defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at No. 43 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A reasonable price with a little left over, Eli Stowers in the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at slot 112 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 146th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A reach on Jacob Rodriguez in Round 5, Pick 11; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Value said wait; Davison Igbinosun in Round 5, Pick 12 says they were not listening. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the 177th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick188 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
By-the-book stuff, Earnest Greene III at No. 188 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick197 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick No. 197 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Mark Fletcher Jr. is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.