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Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (TEN)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in No. 40 lands the Chiefs a D-, Sadiq and all.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Chiefs shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want. Sadiq at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In the 4th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at Round 2, Pick 8. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A tidy little value on Keionte Scott in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
You do not let a running back like Emmett Johnson reach pick 109 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
Jyaire Hill at pick No. 147 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick177 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson in slot 177 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.