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  • Mr Maauto DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (KC)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (KC)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CLE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CLE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chiefs: B-.

Nobody had Walter Rouse this high, and it is not close. The Chiefs reached 37 spots to get him at the Round 7 slot.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Getting Wright where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 29 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 61 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They liked Khyree Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick138 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A conviction pick on Theo Johnson at pick 138 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They did well to land Kitan Oladapo in the 171st pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Value with a capital V on Jaylen Wright in pick No. 175, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
A premium they did not need to pay, Braiden McGregor a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A quiet steal in slot 207: Christian Jones for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick221 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in No. 221 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg in the 231st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in pick 250 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.