clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (KC)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Chiefs let Jackson Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Darrell Jackson Jr. had no business being available in the Round 3 slot, and the Chiefs did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 24 they get a featured back, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caleb Banks at Round 2, Pick 8 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick55 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick No. 55 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Circle this one: Darrell Jackson Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Julian Neal at the 90th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
The board fumbled Malachi Fields all the way to the 109th pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Terrance Carter Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 147 with a little surplus value in Terrance Carter Jr.. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Nwankpa. A minor need, but a need all the same.