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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (KC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (KC)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (JAX)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Chiefs spent the 159th pick on Ty'Ron Hopper, a name most had 22 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. They banked enough surplus on Bullock to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Calen Bullock in the 96th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at Round 5, Pick 3 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick159 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Value said wait; Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 159 says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid up for Jordan Jefferson at pick 173 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
By-the-book stuff, JD Bertrand at No. 222 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Bub Means
Fair-plus on Bub Means, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.