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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (KC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chris Jones
DT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall F
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Chiefs let Rakestraw Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a F.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Chiefs shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

With quarterback and edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Rakestraw Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick No. 11 they get a matchup weapon at tight end. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick31 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims is a better player than pick 31 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Taking Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and edge rusher to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick131 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Nice patience on Malik Washington, who had no business lasting to the 131st overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A quiet steal in slot 161: Ty'Ron Hopper for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade slid further than he should have, and No. 171 is lovely value for the cornerback. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick175 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers in pick No. 175 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
By-the-book stuff, Jawhar Jordan at slot 209 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
Fair-plus on Aaron Frost, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.