Mr Maauto'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Mr Maauto DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Walter Rouse at the Round 6 slot is 42 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The Chiefs indulged a want in Stover while a need in tight end and quarterback stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick60 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They liked Payton Wilson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 60th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cade Stover
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went TE-EDGE with Cade Stover while clear needs at tight end and quarterback sat open.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 128th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid a round early for Jordan Jefferson in pick 161, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Brennan Jackson at No. 171 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They paid sticker price for Isaiah Davis in pick 175, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
This one needs a full-page explanation: Walter Rouse in slot 206, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They took Dwight McGlothern at par in Round 7, Pick 29, which is nothing to complain about. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.