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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (KC)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
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Trent McDuffie
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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall F
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureD
The Chiefs went off-script early, and it cost them a F.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 9 on Max Llewellyn a full 35 spots early.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 9th overall pick they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick 29 they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A conviction pick on D'Angelo Ponds at slot 40 that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Good price on Jadarian Price in pick No. 74, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
A real head-scratcher, Max Llewellyn in No. 109 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the 146th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 167 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
They liked Eric McAlister enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
The board fumbled Ephesians Prysock all the way to pick 208, and they scooped it up. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.