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Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (KC)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let McCaffrey fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luke McCaffrey fell into the 210th overall pick.

They are betting Boyd proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in slot 32 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick64 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
Steal is underselling it; Devontez Walker at the 64th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
A straight-up fair deal on Mason McCormick at No. 95, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the 133rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 158. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick172 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
The board had cheaper options than Michael Barrett at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 6, Pick 35 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They liked Nathaniel Watson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 250. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.