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Mock 3/18

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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (KC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (KC)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (KC)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (KC)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (LAC)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LAR)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Chiefs a B.

The Chiefs' one glaring miss is tight end, a need they left exactly as they found it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Barrett. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 32 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Nothing to complain about; Kingsley Suamataia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
A tidy little value on Christian Mahogany in pick No. 105, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at slot 110 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
They let Nehemiah Pritchett come to them and pounced at the 154th pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 19 with a little surplus value in Jalyx Hunt. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
A straight-up fair deal on JD Bertrand at No. 217, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A tidy bit of business in pick 252, where Michael Barrett graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.