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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kenny Logan Jr. slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at slot 250. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Reaching for Boyd left real value on the table behind him. 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.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in slot 32 with a little surplus value in Brian Thomas Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick64 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the 64th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
No edge and no loss on Dominick Puni in No. 95; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
They talked themselves into Khristian Boyd at the 133rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ben Sinnott at Round 5, Pick 22. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach pick 172 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick210 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 210 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick250 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
They will replay Kenny Logan Jr. at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.