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Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall
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ValueD-
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FutureF
The phones sank the Chiefs this weekend: D-. The Chiefs bet big and early on Devaughn Vele, 49 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Put together, it is a D-.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Javon Baker
In the 28th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick131
Rnd4
Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133
Rnd4
Christian Jones
No drama and no debate, Christian Jones went about where he belonged in No. 133. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171
Rnd5
KT Leveston
KT Leveston at pick No. 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248
Rnd7
Nick Samac
By-the-book stuff, Nick Samac at slot 248 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257
Rnd7
Devaughn Vele
They talked themselves into Devaughn Vele at Round 7, Pick 39, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.













































