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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (KC)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (KC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (KC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (KC)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (GB)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DET)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (DEN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DET)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (ARI)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Patrick McMorris Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (SEA)
Patrick McMorris
S California
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chiefs let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Chiefs should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The McCaffrey pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback and edge rusher went begging. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The Keegan reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in the 41st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 73rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid sticker price for Khyree Jackson in pick 78, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick81 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at slot 81 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick84 Rnd3 DJ James
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 20 on DJ James with quarterback and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A straight-up fair deal on Cole Bishop at pick No. 104, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in pick 109 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in No. 119; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick145 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A conviction pick on Trevor Keegan at the 145th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick203 Rnd6 Myles Murphy
They went early on Myles Murphy in Round 6, Pick 28, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They let Sheridan Jones come to them and pounced at pick No. 240. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.