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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Craig Woodson
S California
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Marcus Yarns Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Marcus Yarns
RB Delaware
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B to prove it.

For all the boxes ticked, the Chiefs skipped the loudest one: tight end is exactly as bare as it was.

On value alone, Barron makes the weekend a net positive. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 31st pick they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They did well to land Jayden Higgins in the 63rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson slipping to No. 66 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in Round 4, Pick 31 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
They let Craig Woodson come to them and pounced at pick 226. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick251 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
The board had Cam Horsley higher than pick No. 251, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Marcus Yarns
Marcus Yarns in slot 257 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.