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Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Sadiq should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to offensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sadiq. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 9 they get a two-high chess piece. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Somehow Kenyon Sadiq was still sitting there in No. 40, and they pounced on premier tight end value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Ian Strong slipping to the 74th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
No edge and no loss on Domani Jackson in the 109th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick147 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
They took DeMonte Capehart at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
No drama and no debate, Jaydn Ott went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 38. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.