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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 6 slot on Gavin Bartholomew a full 63 spots early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 25 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
No edge and no loss on Jonathon Brooks in slot 57; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 89th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick 125 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick167 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at No. 167 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick175 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gavin Bartholomew
They left a pile of value on the table to take Gavin Bartholomew this early at the 203rd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Roger Rosengarten
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Roger Rosengarten. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.