amaske'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • amaske DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (KC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (KC)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (KC)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (KC)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (KC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (KC)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (KC)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (CAR)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NO)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Chiefs fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The war room fell hard for Charles Turner III, and it showed at the 228th overall pick: 70 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The McCaffrey steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in No. 35 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick90 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid sticker price for Khyree Jackson in Round 3, Pick 27, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick101 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at the 101st pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A reach on Justin Eboigbe in slot 134; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at pick 142 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
The board had Luke McCaffrey higher than the 159th overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick162 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Walter Rouse. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Nothing to complain about; Tykee Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick175 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
The board had cheaper options than Fabien Lovett at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All at Round 6, Pick 15 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Frank Gore Jr. in slot 201, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at pick 218 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Charles Turner III
They reached into another round for Charles Turner III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick252 Rnd7 Bub Means
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Bub Means. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.