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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (KC)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (KC)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (KC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CHI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Wells Jr.: D-.

Somebody in the 256th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chiefs sat still while Antwane Wells Jr., the No. 191 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
Will Campbell at the 8th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick31 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 31 they get an anchor for the defensive front, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Zy Alexander. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick95 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Devin Neal at slot 95 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at pick No. 132 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at pick 140 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in the 149th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick256 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
Somehow Antwane Wells Jr. was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 38, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.