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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Picks Received
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (DAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Tolbert
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Horton from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Tory Horton slides to the 133rd overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Stout reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In pick No. 31 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
They paid up for Omarr Norman-Lott at the 63rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
They did well to land Gunnar Helm in pick 95, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Circle this one: Tory Horton at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at No. 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tyler Batty
A reach on Tyler Batty in slot 226; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick251 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
You do not let a running back like Ja'Quinden Jackson reach Round 7, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick257 Rnd7 Logan Parr
A premium they did not need to pay, Logan Parr a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.