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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Joshua Williams
CB
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Kelvin Joseph
CB
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Malik Herring
EDGE
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Manny Patterson
CB
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Mike Caliendo
OG
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Prince Tega Wanogho
OT
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Tershawn Wharton
DT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Chiefs lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Chiefs did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They will need Holker to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

So much rides on Adonai Mitchell that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 DJ James
A premium they did not need to pay, DJ James a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick 95 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dallin Holker well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Fair-plus on Kitan Oladapo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick173 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
By-the-book stuff, Khristian Boyd at the 173rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
They paid sticker price for Rasheen Ali in pick No. 252, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.