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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (KC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (KC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (KC)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (KC)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NYG)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (IND)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (IND)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Charles Omenihu
DE
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Kadarius Toney
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureC+
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 173 on Javontae Jean-Baptiste a full 44 spots early.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Tampa. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 27 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in pick No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
The board fumbled T.J. Tampa all the way to Round 3, Pick 6, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
No edge and no loss on Maason Smith in the 108th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Davis at No. 151, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A wild overpay on Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick177 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Taking Sione Vaki in the 177th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick234 Rnd7 KT Leveston
KT Leveston in pick No. 234 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.