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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
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More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B to prove it.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Ladd McConkey
In pick 32 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 64 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DeWayne Carter. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the 132nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick159 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the 159th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
By-the-book stuff, Cody Schrader at No. 173 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.