gage'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (KC)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Dylan Raiola Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Dylan Raiola
QB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (IND)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (IND)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Kameryn Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kameryn Crawford
DE-EDGE USC
Elinneus Davis Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (JAX)
Elinneus Davis
DT Washington
Players Gained
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Jahdae Barron
CB
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Josh Downs
WR
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Cam Little
PK
Players traded away
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Harrison Butker
PK
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chiefs fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Chiefs should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The cost of the Raiola reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Trey'Dez Green
Trey'Dez Green is a better player than the 31st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks at the 170th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dylan Raiola
The board had cheaper options than Dylan Raiola at the Round 6 slot, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.