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  • CalvinylG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (KC)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (KC)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (ARI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tayvion Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tayvion Robinson
WR Kentucky
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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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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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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Justin Reid
S
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Kadarius Toney
WR
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Skyy Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Chiefs bled value on every deal, hence the D.

The Chiefs bet big and early on Jared Wiley, 33 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. It is not that Jackson is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at slot 35 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A tidy bit of business in pick 50, where Jordan Morgan graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They did well to land Cooper Beebe in the 53rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Max Melton
They paid up for Max Melton at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A slide stopped in pick No. 69, with Kingsley Suamataia worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at the 71st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at pick No. 90 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A reach for Mekhi Wingo in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Value said wait; Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 4 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A curious use of slot 120. Quarterback and linebacker needed the pick; a cornerback in Khyree Jackson did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in pick 132 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They paid a round early for Kitan Oladapo in the 140th pick, more than the board wanted. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick159 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Thomas. It fills a real need, too.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 171 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kendall Milton
They talked themselves into Kendall Milton at pick 172, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.