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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (KC)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ATL)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chiefs for Polk: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ja'Lynn Polk slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at the 143rd pick. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Puni pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick43 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 43 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in Round 3, Pick 10 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kris Abrams-Draine in the 95th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick131 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick No. 131 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ja'Lynn Polk
Somehow Ja'Lynn Polk was still sitting there in slot 143, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
They paid up for Braiden McGregor at No. 159 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They took Kamal Hadden at par in the 173rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight is a better player than pick No. 221 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.