phil'S MOCK DRAFT

phil

  • phil DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (KC)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (KC)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (KC)
Eugene Wilson III
WR Florida
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (KC)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BUF)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BUF)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BUF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joshua Palmer
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Sadiq: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chiefs came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Landing Sadiq that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Traore reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Christen Miller
By-the-book stuff, Christen Miller at Round 1, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
You do not let a tight end like Kenyon Sadiq reach slot 45 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
A tidy little value on Jonah Coleman in No. 55, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They paid up for Malachi Fields at pick 76 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick88 Rnd3 Keon Sabb
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Keon Sabb at the Round 3 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick114 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
A reach for Boubacar Traore in the 114th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis in the 123rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Eugene Wilson III
Circle this one: Eugene Wilson III at Round 5, Pick 13 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 164 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A reach on Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the 176th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.