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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Puni: B.

Somebody in the Round 4 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chiefs sat still while Dominick Puni, the No. 102 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Cephus pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in slot 64. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
You do not let an offensive lineman like Cooper Beebe reach the 95th pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at pick No. 133 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
By-the-book stuff, Khristian Boyd at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They will replay Jaylin Simpson at the 172nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in pick 210 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at No. 250 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.