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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (KC)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Keilan Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Keilan Robinson
RB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Traded
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chiefs: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Keilan Robinson, 57 picks early at the 252nd pick. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That Odunze pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In No. 32 they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Fair-plus on Kingsley Suamataia, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They did well to land Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They went early on Mason McCormick in slot 132, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick154 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
They talked themselves into Khristian Boyd at pick 154, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 159th pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
The board had Dwight McGlothern higher than Round 5, Pick 37, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick213 Rnd6 Solomon Byrd
They reached a country mile for Solomon Byrd at No. 213, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Keilan Robinson
Keilan Robinson at slot 252 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.