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Draft Selections
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (KC)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (KC)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Melvin Siani Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Melvin Siani
OT Texas
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (KC)
Sammy Omosigho
LB UCLA
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (KC)
Kayin Lee
CB Tennessee
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (KC)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Bryce Young Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Bryce Young
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (BAL)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (GB)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (ARI)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Antwan Raymond Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (GB)
Antwan Raymond
RB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marlon Humphrey
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Nobody dealt better than the Chiefs this weekend: A-.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 6, Pick 31 on Bryce Young a full 65 spots early.

The McClain pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

In the end it comes back to David Stone, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 David Stone
They will replay David Stone at slot 46 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick55 Rnd2 Sammy Brown
Sammy Brown at pick No. 55 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kade Pieper in No. 78, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Melvin Siani
They took Melvin Siani at par in Round 3, Pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
Jaylen McClain in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick139 Rnd4 Sammy Omosigho
Sammy Omosigho in the 139th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kayin Lee
A cornerback of that caliber at the 163rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick200 Rnd6 Mateen Ibirogba
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mateen Ibirogba in pick No. 200. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 Bryce Young
Bryce Young at No. 210 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick256 Rnd7 DeAndre Moore Jr.
Good price on DeAndre Moore Jr. in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.