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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chiefs: B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Chiefs walked out of the weekend still thin at tight end, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Fiske pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A big swing on Braden Fiske at No. 63, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
No drama and no debate, Blake Fisher went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 31. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at pick 131 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at slot 161 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick171 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at pick No. 171 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, LaDarius Henderson at the 175th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.