Jgilvin369'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (ARI)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chiefs shredded theirs for Ty'Ron Hopper. He came off 44 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 32nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in pick No. 66 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A premium they did not need to pay, Zak Zinter a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
A wild overpay on Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 133, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick158 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at Round 5, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.