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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Mose Vavao Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Mose Vavao
C Fresno State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody else had Mose Vavao anywhere near pick No. 257. The Chiefs did, by 67 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Getting Umanmielen where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In No. 31 they get a ballhawk on the outside, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at pick 63 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
Somehow Princely Umanmielen was still sitting there in slot 66, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Brashard Smith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brashard Smith. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in the 133rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick226 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 226 with a little surplus value in Howard Cross III. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Corey Kiner
Corey Kiner at the 251st pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick257 Rnd7 Mose Vavao
A big swing on Mose Vavao at pick 257, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.