breshiers'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (KC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (KC)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (KC)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BUF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (BUF)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BUF)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braden Fiske
DL
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Chiefs turned the phones into found money: B+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Chiefs did exactly that with Riley Mahlman in pick No. 221. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sadiq. It is not that Ponds is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 26 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A clean, defensible pick in the 38th overall pick with a little surplus value in Kayden McDonald. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at pick 40 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman slipping to slot 55 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ian Strong
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 10: Ian Strong for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They paid sticker price for Domani Jackson in the 106th pick, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick109 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, D'Angelo Ponds adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and edge rusher untouched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at No. 161 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick177 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Lander Barton at pick No. 177, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They reached into another round for Riley Mahlman, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.