Buster'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Buster DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (KC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (KC)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Picks Received
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Players traded away
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Kadarius Toney
WR
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Noah Gray
TE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Chiefs got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

The Chiefs treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 257 on Richard Jibunor a full 60 spots early.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Getting Benson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

So much rides on Adonai Mitchell that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In slot 32 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in Round 2, Pick 32 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Trey Benson
Steal is underselling it; Trey Benson at the 115th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at pick 133 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They took Justin Eboigbe at par in No. 152, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones slipping to pick No. 158 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick179 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at pick 179 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
They reached into another round for Jalen Sundell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
Anim Dankwah at slot 254 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick257 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor in pick No. 257 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.