Zhowie17'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Zhowie17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (KC)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (KC)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (TEN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Players Gained
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Naquan Jones
DT
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Jammie Robinson
S
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B+ to prove it.

Every other box got a look, but tight end did not. The Chiefs will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

Thomas Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They are betting Rogers proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 32 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick65 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at pick 65, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James slipping to pick No. 95 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick141 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris in Round 5, Pick 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A clean, defensible pick in the 158th pick with a little surplus value in Malik Mustapha. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
A reach on Justin Rogers in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.