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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (KC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (KC)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (KC)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

There is reaching, and then there is Ryan Flournoy at the 180th overall pick. The Chiefs jumped the board by 25 and dared it to prove them wrong. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 34th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Renardo Green in pick No. 95, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick132 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
A tidy little value on Isaac Guerendo in slot 132, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse in Round 5, Pick 23 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern slipping to pick 173 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
Jalen Sundell at the 252nd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.