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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Coleman fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Keon Coleman slides to pick 64, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The cost of the Wingo reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
The board fumbled Keon Coleman all the way to No. 64, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
The board had cheaper options than Mekhi Wingo at the 95th overall pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Good price on Ben Sinnott in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in the 159th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
The board had Dwight McGlothern higher than pick 173, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.