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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (KC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (KC)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (KC)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Chiefs took Matthew Jones a full 33 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 31st overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in slot 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick No. 94 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ainias Smith. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They reached into another round for Edefuan Ulofoshio, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Nothing to complain about; Braelon Allen went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 175 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A clean, defensible pick in the 187th pick with a little surplus value in Michael Barrett. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
They talked themselves into Matthew Jones at the 209th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick No. 229 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
By-the-book stuff, Dwight McGlothern at slot 252 squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.