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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Chiefs for Monheim: B.

When a board-topper like Jonah Monheim slides to the 256th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 31st pick they get a seam-stretching tight end, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Circle this one: Jihaad Campbell at slot 63 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 66 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick95 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 31 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
They robbed the room for Jonah Monheim here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.