timsaves99'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • timsaves99 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (KC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (KC)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B- to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Darius Robinson at the 89th pick will need to, sitting 66 spots clear of his grade. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Johnson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The quarterback 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.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 26 they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at slot 58 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
A wild overpay on Darius Robinson in pick No. 89, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick126 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Khyree Jackson in the 126th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A big swing on Roger Rosengarten at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in pick 171 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaden Prather
No edge and no loss on Kaden Prather in slot 175; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick204 Rnd6 Zion Logue
Zion Logue in pick 204 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
They jumped the gun on Jake Briningstool, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.