Gravespire'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (KC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (KC)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (KC)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (KC)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 6 (KC)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 7 (KC)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 6 (DEN)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 7 (TB)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (DEN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 7 (TB)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Players traded away
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Nolen: D+.

The Chiefs spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Walter Nolen, the No. 38 name on the board, in the 106th pick. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

Reaching for Hemby left real value on the table behind him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jack Sawyer at No. 34 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A tidy little value on Tate Ratledge in pick No. 64, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jordan Hancock
They did well to land Jordan Hancock in slot 69, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick96 Rnd3 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough at Round 3, Pick 32 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Walter Nolen in the 106th pick, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson at the 128th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit is a better player than pick 160 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 163 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick205 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby in pick No. 205 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.