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Draft Selections
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (KC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (KC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (KC)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (KC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (KC)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (KC)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (KC)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (KC)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (JAX)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (JAX)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (IND)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (PHI)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 7 slot lands the Chiefs a B+, Thornton Jr. and all.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Dont'e Thornton Jr. fell into the Round 7 slot.

Every board in the league had Etienne lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They jumped the gun on Aireontae Ersery, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Taking Tyler Warren in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to the 45th pick, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Burch in No. 72 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick97 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
You do not let a cornerback like Azareye'h Thomas reach pick 97 and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
They robbed the room for Ozzy Trapilo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 1, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A premium they did not need to pay, Vernon Broughton a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
A tidy bit of business in slot 150, where Kyren Lacy graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
A swing that ignored the value entirely, JJ Pegues well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 7, Pick 38 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.