olharper'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • olharper DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Chiefs did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cowing. The Jefferson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 32nd overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in the 64th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick No. 95 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at Round 4, Pick 32 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
A slide stopped in No. 159, with Jacob Cowing worth more than the price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid up for Jordan Jefferson at pick 173 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A reach for Solomon Byrd in slot 252; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.