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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Matthew Jones at Round 6, Pick 34, a reach of 33 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Simpson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Troy Franklin
In slot 31 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at pick 63 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 94th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 131st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaylin Simpson in the Round 5 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in Round 5, Pick 35 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick175 Rnd5 Isaiah Williams
They reached a country mile for Isaiah Williams at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick209 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at No. 252, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.