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CalvinylG'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2024

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  • CalvinylG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (KC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (KC)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (KC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (KC)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (KC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (KC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (KC)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (KC)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (KC)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (JAX)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (LV)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Khalil Dorsey
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Blaine Gabbert
QB
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Blake Bell
TE
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Charles Omenihu
DE
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
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Isaiah Buggs
DE
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Joshua Williams
CB
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Justin Reid
S
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Justyn Ross
WR
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Kadarius Toney
WR
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Mike Caliendo
OG
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Skyy Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Chiefs let James fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

There is reaching, and then there is Joshua Cephus at No. 212. The Chiefs jumped the board by 54 and dared it to prove them wrong. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

James falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Chiefs indulged a want in James while a need in quarterback stayed open.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick No. 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in slot 48. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick50 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A reach for Bralen Trice in pick 50; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick53 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 53rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick64 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
No edge and no loss on Ruke Orhorhoro in the 64th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 78 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Fair-plus on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 95 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Dominick Puni for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A wild overpay on Johnny Wilson in the 104th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 DJ James
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with DJ James while clear needs at quarterback sat open.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at No. 112 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at No. 149 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
They reached into another round for Cornelius Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at pick 164 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at slot 171 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ryan Flournoy
They talked themselves into Ryan Flournoy at Round 5, Pick 36, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Cephus well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.