Mr Maauto'S MOCK DRAFT

Maauto's Draft

  • Mr Maauto DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Keilan Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Keilan Robinson
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The Keilan Robinson pick is the one that will follow the Chiefs into the fall. They took him 94 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

It is not that Stover is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick No. 31 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 63rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE and leaves tight end and quarterback untouched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in No. 131, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson at the 161st overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Jefferson at Round 5, Pick 35, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A premium they did not need to pay, Michael Barrett a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick209 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
A wild overpay on Walter Rouse in slot 209, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick252 Rnd7 Keilan Robinson
Keilan Robinson in the 252nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.