Mr Maauto'S MOCK DRAFT

Maauto's Draft

  • Mr Maauto DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (KC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (KC)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Miles Frazier at Round 5, Pick 35 is 64 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Getting Muhammad where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick 26 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at No. 67, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 89 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
They liked Gabriel Murphy enough to skip the value, taking him in the 102nd overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Theo Johnson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 141st pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
They talked themselves into Michael Barrett at No. 167, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
They reached into another round for Miles Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 175 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick204 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
A wild overpay on Walter Rouse in pick 204, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at the 247th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.