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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Mitchell fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Chiefs spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Quinyon Mitchell, the No. 30 name on the board, in the Round 2 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Cephus lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 32nd overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 64 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at No. 95 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
The board fumbled Dominick Puni all the way to Round 4, Pick 33, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick172 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at pick No. 172 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They barely believed it either: Michael Barrett still on the board at the 210th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in slot 250 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.