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Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chiefs a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: AJ Barner, 45 picks early at slot 94. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. Getting Williams where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They reached a country mile for Amarius Mims at No. 63, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 AJ Barner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, AJ Barner well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 131 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 Miyan Williams
They jumped the gun on Miyan Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kedon Slovis
A straight-up fair deal on Kedon Slovis at pick No. 171, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
By-the-book stuff, Gabe Hall at the 175th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Erick All
This one needs a full-page explanation: Erick All in Round 6, Pick 34, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick252 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
They did well to land Brian Ugwu in pick 252, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.