Bamks'S MOCK DRAFT

Priorities

  • Bamks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chiefs reached some 33 spots for Ethan Downs, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren slid further than he should have, and the 31st pick is lovely value for the tight end. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A quiet steal in slot 63: Kaleb Johnson for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in No. 66 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 95th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick133 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
They reached a country mile for Pat Bryant at Round 4, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach pick 226 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick251 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa slipping to No. 251 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick257 Rnd7 Ethan Downs
Ethan Downs in slot 257 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.