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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (KC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (KC)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NE)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Khalid Duke at pick No. 252 is 40 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Landing Cowing that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. 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 sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 32 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 3, Pick 32. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at No. 132 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 181st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They went early on Jared Wiley in the 193rd pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in slot 231 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick252 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
A wild overpay on Khalid Duke in Round 7, Pick 32, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.