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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named tight end, a need the Chiefs walked right past. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. 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 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 64 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the 95th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
No drama and no debate, Jamari Thrash went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 32. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick159 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis in No. 159 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick173 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Grayson Murphy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick252 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at pick 252 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.