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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Chiefs reached some 40 spots for Jordan Jefferson, and value like that does not grow back.

Getting Braswell where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 25 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick57 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chris Braswell in the 57th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyleik Williams. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
They paid sticker price for J. Michael Sturdivant in No. 125, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Oronde Gadsden II. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They liked Ajani Cornelius enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 171. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ricky Pearsall
They reached into another round for Ricky Pearsall, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They talked themselves into Jordan Jefferson at the 203rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten in pick 246 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.