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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kevin Winston Jr. slide, and the Chiefs were the ones holding the card at the 133rd overall pick. Highway robbery.

The Hamilton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Marcus Mbow
In the 31st pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gunnar Helm
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gunnar Helm in slot 63, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jack Bech
No drama and no debate, Jack Bech went about where he belonged in No. 66. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton at Round 3, Pick 31 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Somehow Kevin Winston Jr. was still sitting there in the 133rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick226 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
A straight-up fair deal on Howard Cross III at pick 226, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick251 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Value with a capital V on Carson Vinson in the 251st pick, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Corey Kiner
Corey Kiner at slot 257 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.