Mr Maauto'S MOCK DRAFT

Maauto's Draft

  • Mr Maauto DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Billy Bowman Jr.
DB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LAC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Chiefs kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chiefs took Billy Bowman Jr. at the Round 7 slot, roughly 95 spots before his name belonged.

The Gray value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In pick 31 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A big swing on Amarius Mims at slot 63, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 76 with a little surplus value in Chris Braswell. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at the 131st pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They paid up for Kamal Hadden at No. 163 when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick171 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Devin Neal
A reach on Devin Neal in pick No. 175; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Billy Bowman Jr.
A wild overpay on Billy Bowman Jr. in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.