olharper'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Chiefs.

Everything else got attention, and tight end got none. That is a strange way for the Chiefs to leave a draft. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If Jefferson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Landing McCaffrey that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In the 32nd overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in Round 2, Pick 32 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick132 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 159 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They jumped the gun on Jordan Jefferson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
They took Kimani Vidal at par in pick 252, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.