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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (KC)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (KC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (KC)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (KC)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (KC)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (MIA)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (WSH)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Players traded away
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Kristian Fulton
CB
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D-.

There is reaching, and then there is Nolan Rucci at Round 6, Pick 6. The Chiefs jumped the board by 55 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will answer for taking cornerback early while quarterback and interior defensive lineman went begging. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick 15 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They paid sticker price for Sonny Styles in No. 44, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick46 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick60 Rnd2 Colton Hood
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and interior defensive lineman to take Colton Hood, a cornerback that was not the priority.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 75th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ian Strong
A tidy little value on Ian Strong in slot 79, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A premium they did not need to pay, Nicholas Singleton a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Boubacar Traore this early at No. 110. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick116 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in the 116th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick155 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in pick 155 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
A big swing on Nolan Rucci at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.