KingmanIII'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • KingmanIII DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

There is reaching, and then there is Tahj Washington at slot 249. The Chiefs jumped the board by 102 and dared it to prove them wrong. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Washington at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the 28th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the 60th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in pick No. 91 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington slipping to slot 128 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at No. 161 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in Round 5, Pick 35, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. at slot 175 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
Fair-plus on Jawhar Jordan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tahj Washington well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.