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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
D-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chiefs to a D-. Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 1 slot is 40 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Hood pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and edge rusher still on the board.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
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
Pick9
Rnd1
Mansoor Delane
In No. 9 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick24
Rnd1
Colton Hood
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 24 on Colton Hood with quarterback and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick25
Rnd1
Jordyn Tyson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordyn Tyson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick29
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In pick 29 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot.
Pick32
Rnd1
Jacob Rodriguez
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a three-down second-level presence, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick40
Rnd2
Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the 40th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74
Rnd3
Domonique Orange
They paid sticker price for Domonique Orange in No. 74, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109
Rnd4
Will Lee III
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Will Lee III adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and edge rusher untouched.
Pick148
Rnd5
Kaytron Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Kaytron Allen at the 148th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169
Rnd5
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick 169 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176
Rnd5
Febechi Nwaiwu
No edge and no loss on Febechi Nwaiwu in pick No. 176; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick210
Rnd6
TJ Hall
TJ Hall at the 210th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.























