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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Khristian Boyd in No. 158, a good 21 spots before the room expected him. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Wright pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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 Amarius Mims
In slot 32 they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A reach on Xavier Legette in pick 64; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 133rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick158 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Khristian Boyd. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dwight McGlothern. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.