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Mock 3/27

  • ghostpants DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Smith-Wade: B.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chau Smith-Wade fell into the Round 5 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 64 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They paid up for Maason Smith at the 95th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A clean, defensible pick in No. 132 with a little surplus value in Ben Sinnott. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
The board fumbled Chau Smith-Wade all the way to pick No. 159, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at slot 173 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick252 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Nice patience on Edefuan Ulofoshio, who had no business lasting to the Round 7 slot. It fills a real need, too.