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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Nobody else had Joe Royer anywhere near pick 74. The Chiefs did, by 22 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Thomas falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 9 they get a lead back with juice. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas at the 40th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Joe Royer
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Royer well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in slot 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd5 Bud Clark
They paid sticker price for Bud Clark in pick No. 176, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.