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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Daijahn Anthony Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Daijahn Anthony
CB Mississippi
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Tracy Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Chiefs one, and it paid up: Tyrone Tracy Jr., the No. 150 name on the board, sitting there at the 173rd pick like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for Sainristil left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In the 32nd pick they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
A conviction pick on Mike Sainristil at slot 64 that the board grades a round light. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A slide stopped in pick 95, with Trey Benson worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick159 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They took Xavier Thomas at par in pick No. 159, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the 173rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Daijahn Anthony
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Daijahn Anthony in Round 7, Pick 32. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.