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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 132 on Khristian Boyd a full 46 spots early. No fireworks, but a solid B.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Getting McCaffrey where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 64 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Renardo Green
The board had Renardo Green higher than Round 3, Pick 32, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick132 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
They talked themselves into Khristian Boyd at the 132nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They read the board right and Mason McCormick was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Taking Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 173 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Nice patience on Michael Barrett, who had no business lasting to the 252nd pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.