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Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let McKinstry fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Chiefs spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kool-Aid McKinstry, the No. 23 name on the board, in pick 64.

The Simpson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, quarterback and other spots. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

The cost of the Washington reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 32 they get a long-term starter on the line at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They will replay Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 64th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen McMillan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jaylin Simpson
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end, quarterback and other spots to take Jaylin Simpson, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt in Round 5, Pick 23 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tahj Washington
A reach for Tahj Washington in pick 173; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They read the board right and Michael Barrett was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. It fills a real need, too.