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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (KC)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (KC)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (KC)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Rylie Mills
DT Notre Dame
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (KC)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 7 (KC)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ATL)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonathan Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jonathan Mendoza
OT Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jawaan Taylor
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Mahlman: D.

When a board-topper like Riley Mahlman slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 21 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick32 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In slot 32 they get a bendy edge with upside at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick64 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
Value with a capital V on Ajani Cornelius in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson at No. 85 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick96 Rnd3 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough at pick No. 96 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in the 128th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick160 Rnd5 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit slipping to Round 5, Pick 32 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick193 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
Taking Riley Mahlman in pick No. 193 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.