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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named tight end, a need the Chiefs walked right past.

The Taylor III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In No. 32 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
No edge and no loss on Devontez Walker in pick 64; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
They liked Leonard Taylor III enough to skip the value, taking him in the 95th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
A conviction pick on Mason McCormick at slot 132 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the 159th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick173 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
By-the-book stuff, Khristian Boyd at pick No. 173 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
No drama and no debate, Jalen Coker went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.