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Mock 3/15

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Draft Selections
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (KC)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (GB)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The war room fell hard for Jordan Jefferson, and it showed at pick 159: 25 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B.

It is not that Hart is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first. The Paul pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A conviction pick on Xavier Legette at pick No. 59 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Khyree Jackson at pick 86 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick88 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 88 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Cam Hart in Round 3, Pick 37 leaves tight end, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
The board had cheaper options than Mason McCormick at the 132nd pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 152 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marist Liufau in Round 5, Pick 37. It patches a soft spot without any drama.