CalvinylG'S MOCK DRAFT

'26MK.06- r7d

  • CalvinylG DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (KC)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Anto Saka Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Anto Saka
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (KC)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (KC)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CLE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (SF)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (IND)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (WSH)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Drue Tranquill
LB
Head Shot
Jawaan Taylor
OT
Head Shot
Joshua Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Chiefs let Delane fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Chiefs took Max Klare at the 43rd overall pick, roughly 30 spots before his name belonged. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Delane at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 13 they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
Circle this one: Arvell Reese at the 40th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43 Rnd2 Max Klare
They talked themselves into Max Klare at pick 43, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick52 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
The board had cheaper options than Malachi Fields at pick 71, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A clean, defensible pick in slot 77 with a little surplus value in A'Mauri Washington. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick88 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Austin Siereveld at Round 3, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Anto Saka
They paid sticker price for Anto Saka in pick No. 114, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tacario Davis
Steal is underselling it; Tacario Davis at the 153rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A straight-up fair deal on Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key in the 184th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.