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Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (KC)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C+
ValueD NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs land in the muddy middle: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chiefs took Aireontae Ersery a full 53 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Paul Jr..

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Hit on Aireontae Ersery and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In pick 32 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 64th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in slot 68 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at No. 133 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
A real head-scratcher, Jaylin Noel in the 254th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.