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The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Slaughter: A-.

by Dnice · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 5 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B-
Trades A+
Future A

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Chiefs were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

However the rest shakes out, Slaughter at that price is a win they earned. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
R1.29 · Pick 29 · Colton Hood · CB · rank 25
They did well to land Colton Hood in the Round 1 slot, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
A slide stopped in the 59th pick, with Emmanuel McNeil-Warren worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
Taking Jake Slaughter in slot 74 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 143
Fair-plus on CJ Daniels, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.8 · Pick 148 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 144
Dametrious Crownover at pick No. 148 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.20 · Pick 160 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 150
They read the board right and Jaeden Roberts was the payoff at No. 160. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 157
Drew Allar in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.29 · Pick 169 · Kevin Coleman Jr. · WR · rank 163
Nothing to complain about; Kevin Coleman Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.36 · Pick 176 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 171
A clean, defensible pick in slot 176 with a little surplus value in Ar'maj Reed-Adams. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 176
A quiet steal in the 187th overall pick: Domani Jackson for less than the market said. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Aaron Graves · DT · rank 204
Aaron Graves in pick 209 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
R6.29 · Pick 210 · Toriano Pride Jr. · CB · rank 210
They paid sticker price for Toriano Pride Jr. in the 210th pick, and that is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.39 · Pick 255 · Alan Herron · OT · rank 252
A reasonable price with a little left over, Alan Herron in Round 7, Pick 39. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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