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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (KC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Joshua Cephus at Round 6, Pick 32 will need to, sitting 32 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Simpson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 29th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A reach for Dominick Puni in the 92nd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 29 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They let Jaylin Simpson come to them and pounced at slot 161. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick171 Rnd5 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at No. 171 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in the 175th pick, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick207 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
They reached a country mile for Joshua Cephus at pick 207, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in the 250th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.