Mr Maauto'S MOCK DRAFT

Maauto's Draft

  • Mr Maauto DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (KC)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (KC)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SF)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (SF)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (HOU)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Beal Jr.
DE
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John Metchie III
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Walter Rouse at the Round 5 slot is 87 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. However the rest shakes out, Oladapo at that price is a win they earned.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In No. 28 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick No. 60 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A wild overpay on Theo Johnson in Round 4, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at the 161st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick 171 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick177 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They went early on Christian Jones in No. 177, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nathaniel Watson well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
Evan Anderson in the 249th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Fair-plus on Dwight McGlothern, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.