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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (KC)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (KC)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (JAX)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Isaiah Williams at the 161st pick is 37 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Simpson at that price is a win they earned. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 48 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They went early on Cooper Beebe in pick No. 63, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They paid a round early for Dominick Puni in pick 94, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick96 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Darius Robinson in No. 96, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
They liked MarShawn Lloyd enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 16. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick131 Rnd4 Edefuan Ulofoshio
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Edefuan Ulofoshio. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at slot 161 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Taking Jaylin Simpson in Round 5, Pick 35 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Kitan Oladapo worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick209 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
A big swing on Matthew Jones at pick No. 209, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A quiet steal in the 252nd pick: Joshua Cephus for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.