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  • ghostpants DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (KC)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (NO)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chiefs reached some 27 spots for Myles Cole, and value like that does not grow back.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Liufau value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 32 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick64 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in the 64th overall pick, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A reach for Maason Smith in slot 95; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylin Simpson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick170 Rnd5 Myles Cole
This one needs a full-page explanation: Myles Cole in the 170th pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in slot 190 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
No drama and no debate, Kimani Vidal went about where he belonged in the 252nd pick. The roster fit checks out.