Nope'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Nope DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Suamataia fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Chiefs watched Kingsley Suamataia slide 34 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Boyd to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Steal is underselling it; Jordan Morgan at No. 64 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
You do not let an offensive lineman like Kingsley Suamataia reach the 95th pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick159 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Khristian Boyd. The roster fit checks out.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern slipping to pick 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
No drama and no debate, Jalen Coker went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 32. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.