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Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kyle Monangai slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 35. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In No. 31 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in slot 63 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jamaree Caldwell
They talked themselves into Jamaree Caldwell at pick No. 95, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tory Horton
The board fumbled Tory Horton all the way to Round 4, Pick 31, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick226 Rnd7 John Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, John Williams well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick251 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Circle this one: Kyle Monangai at slot 251 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ty Hamilton in the 257th pick. The roster fit checks out.