Chuk'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Chuk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (KC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (KC)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (KC)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (KC)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Javien Toviano Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (KC)
Javien Toviano
S LSU
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Washington State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Chiefs: B-.

The Gennings Dunker selection is the head-turner. The Chiefs reached 34 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In the 29th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Joe Royer
Joe Royer at pick No. 61 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone in the 93rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick116 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Will Lee III at slot 116. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes at pick 168 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 PJ Williams
They reached a country mile for PJ Williams at Round 6, Pick 31, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Barion Brown
The board fumbled Barion Brown all the way to pick No. 212, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Javien Toviano
Nice patience on Javien Toviano, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 26. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick257 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor is a better player than slot 257 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.