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Draft Selections
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Walker. Reaching for Rouse left real value on the table behind him.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Braden Fiske
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Lynn Polk. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in the 95th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at pick No. 131 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A reach on Walter Rouse in the 159th pick; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Decamerion Richardson
No drama and no debate, Decamerion Richardson went about where he belonged in slot 173. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Fair-plus on Jaylan Ford, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.