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Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (KC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (KC)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Players Gained
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Lamont Wade
S
Players traded away
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Cole Christiansen
LB
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Justin Reid
S
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Mike Danna
EDGE
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Skyy Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureD
The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D+.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 252nd overall pick on Khalid Duke a full 39 spots early. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With tight end and quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at pick No. 35 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They jumped the gun on Ruke Orhorhoro, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick64 Rnd2 Max Melton
They paid up for Max Melton at the 64th pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Booker
They paid sticker price for Austin Booker in the 71st overall pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Johnny Wilson in the Round 3 slot, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson at Round 4, Pick 20 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 132 on Jaylin Simpson with tight end and quarterback unsolved.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 159 with a little surplus value in Kitan Oladapo. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kendall Milton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kendall Milton. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
No drama and no debate, Jordan Jefferson went about where he belonged in No. 178. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick210 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
A conviction pick on JD Bertrand at the 210th pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
Value said wait; Khalid Duke in the 252nd overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.