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Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (KC)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (KC)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (JAX)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TEN)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Drue Tranquill
LB
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Mike Danna
DE
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Chiefs let Sadiq fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

The Chiefs lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

It is not that Rivers is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sadiq.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick19 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 19 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Steal is underselling it; Kenyon Sadiq at pick 40 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They did well to land Sonny Styles in pick No. 43, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They read the board right and Darrell Jackson Jr. was the payoff at the 72nd overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
No drama and no debate, Keionte Scott went about where he belonged in No. 74. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick100 Rnd3 Chandler Rivers
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 36: Chandler Rivers adds a cornerback while quarterback keeps waiting.
Pick101 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson slid further than he should have, and the Round 4 slot is lovely value for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
No edge and no loss on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick 108; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick146 Rnd5 Niki Prongos
Nothing to complain about; Niki Prongos went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.