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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (KC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (KC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Aaron Casey Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Aaron Casey
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SEA)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Players Gained
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Michael Carter
RB
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Tyler Lockett
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chiefs won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chiefs took Aaron Casey at Round 7, Pick 32, roughly 38 spots before his name belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. With wide receiver, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cooper DeJean at the 35th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A want over a need in slot 81: Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback while wide receiver, tight end and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick90 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 90th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
They paid a round early for Braelon Allen in pick No. 95, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A surprising call. With wide receiver, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent No. 132 on Elijah Jones, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Fair-plus on Kitan Oladapo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick173 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in No. 173 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Aaron Casey
Aaron Casey at the 252nd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.