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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (KC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players traded away
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L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Thrash: D+.

The Chiefs lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Foster has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Thrash at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
They did well to land Quinyon Mitchell in pick 27, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick64 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They paid a round early for Xavier Legette in Round 2, Pick 32, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
The board had cheaper options than Brandon Dorlus at the 71st pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Javon Foster
A wild overpay on Javon Foster in No. 95, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 132nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at slot 138 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick159 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They went early on Khristian Boyd in pick No. 159, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Somehow Jamari Thrash was still sitting there in the 173rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.