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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The tape said wait; the Chiefs did not. DeMonte Capehart went at pick No. 210, a good 88 picks before the board was ready.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Job largely done: tight end settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 32 they get protection for the quarterback, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They robbed the room for Payton Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in No. 133, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Nice patience on Ben Sinnott, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 22. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
The board had Jaylen Wright higher than pick No. 172, and the running back fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick250 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A wild overpay on Walter Rouse in pick 250, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.