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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
B+
ValueC-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Chiefs a B+. The Chiefs put a flag in the ground for Bucky Irving, 52 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. It is not that Jones is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.
The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick Analysis
Pick40
Rnd2
Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at the 40th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick61
Rnd2
Brandon Dorlus
Good price on Brandon Dorlus in No. 61, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick92
Rnd3
Mike Sainristil
Value with a capital V on Mike Sainristil in slot 92, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick129
Rnd4
Jarrian Jones
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 4, Pick 29 on Jarrian Jones with tight end, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick171
Rnd5
Jordan Jefferson
No drama and no debate, Jordan Jefferson went about where he belonged in pick No. 171. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207
Rnd6
De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark slipping to pick 207 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick233
Rnd7
Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 233 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick240
Rnd7
Evan Williams
Evan Williams in pick No. 240 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.













