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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Mose Vavao Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Mose Vavao
C Fresno State
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs spent real capital to be 50 picks early on Mose Vavao, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Henderson to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

The Winston Jr. pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, tight end and other spots still on the board.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 31st overall pick they get a downhill hitter at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Nice patience on Jonah Savaiinaea, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 31. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
No drama and no debate, Maxwell Hairston went about where he belonged in No. 66. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 133rd pick on Kevin Winston Jr. with wide receiver, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick251 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at pick No. 251 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick257 Rnd7 Mose Vavao
Mose Vavao in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.