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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Castro fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Sebastian Castro fell into the 132nd pick.

Reaching for Travis left real value on the table behind him. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In slot 31 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Restrepo. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in the Round 3 slot; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
They barely believed it either: Elijah Arroyo still on the board at pick 95. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Steal is underselling it; Sebastian Castro at No. 132 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Travis. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.