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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Mickens fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Call it larceny. R.J. Mickens sat on the board until No. 251, and the Chiefs did not need to be asked twice.

If Helm pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 31st pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gunnar Helm
A big swing on Gunnar Helm at pick No. 63, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They liked Donovan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 66. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Shemar Turner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Shemar Turner in Round 3, Pick 31, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
Steal is underselling it; Kalel Mullings at slot 133 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick251 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
The board fumbled R.J. Mickens all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane at the 257th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.