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Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (KC)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (KC)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (KC)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (KC)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (KC)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (KC)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (KC)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (KC)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (KC)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (KC)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIA)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (MIN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Players traded away
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Drue Tranquill
LB
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Matt Waletzko
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Chiefs let Klubnik fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cade Klubnik had no business being available in pick No. 194, and the Chiefs did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every board in the league had Onyedim lower, and that gap is the story. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane in pick 40 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick43 Rnd2 Joshua Josephs
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Joshua Josephs at the 43rd overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Romello Height
They robbed the room for Romello Height here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Olaivavega Ioane
Somehow Olaivavega Ioane was still sitting there in pick No. 75, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
A tidy little value on Max Iheanachor in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
They will replay Elijah Sarratt at slot 87 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in Round 3, Pick 30 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the 95th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 109th pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
They barely believed it either: Jaishawn Barham still on the board at No. 139. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
Circle this one: Jakobe Thomas at the 149th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick176 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
Taking Treydan Stukes in Round 5, Pick 38 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cade Klubnik
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Cade Klubnik in pick No. 194, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick204 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in slot 204 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick234 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Nice patience on Miles Kitselman, who had no business lasting to pick 234. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
The board had cheaper options than Desmond Reid at pick No. 240, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Justin Jefferson
A linebacker of that caliber at the 244th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tyler Onyedim
Tyler Onyedim at slot 248 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.