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Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Hunter: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jarquez Hunter had no business being available in the 226th pick, and the Chiefs did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Porter pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In No. 31 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick66 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 66th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in the 95th pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Circle this one: Anthony Belton at pick No. 133 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Steal is underselling it; Jarquez Hunter at pick 226 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick251 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Teddye Buchanan. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in slot 257 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.