Breshiers'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Breshiers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Melvin Siani Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (KC)
Melvin Siani
OT Texas
Jamari Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Jamari Johnson
TE Oregon
Ben Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Roberts
LB Texas Tech
Zereoue Williams Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Zereoue Williams
OT Utah
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (KC)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Mike Matthews Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Mike Matthews
WR Tennessee
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (KC)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Ian Strong
WR California
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (KC)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Bryce Thornton Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Bryce Thornton
S Florida
Draft Picks Received
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BUF)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Ben Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (TB)
Ben Roberts
LB Texas Tech
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BUF)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIA)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Patrick Paul
OT
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Dorian Strong
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Lopa from sliding. Grade: A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Chiefs were there to profit. Kingston Lopa, the No. 84 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 138th overall pick.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick64 Rnd2 Justin Scott
They robbed the room for Justin Scott here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Melvin Siani
They liked Melvin Siani enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 78. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jamari Johnson
They will replay Jamari Johnson at No. 88 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick115 Rnd4 Ben Roberts
Ben Roberts in slot 115 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Zereoue Williams
They went early on Zereoue Williams in Round 4, Pick 23, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick138 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
Kingston Lopa at pick No. 138 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick163 Rnd5 Mike Matthews
Taking Mike Matthews in the 163rd pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
You do not let a cornerback like DJ McKinney reach No. 171 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jayden Jackson
Jayden Jackson at the 191st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Ian Strong
Somehow Ian Strong was still sitting there in the 210th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Eli Bowen
Steal is underselling it; Eli Bowen at slot 211 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick256 Rnd7 Bryce Thornton
A safety of that caliber at pick 256 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.