Znichols31'S MOCK DRAFT
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Znichols31'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

3/23/2026

  • Znichols31 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Chiefs clearly saw something nobody else did in Trey Zuhn III, taking him 29 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Landing Stowers that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 9 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
Value with a capital V on Sonny Styles in the Round 1 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A tight end of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 10 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bud Clark at the 109th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick148 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in the 148th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick169 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
No drama and no debate, Domani Jackson went about where he belonged in No. 169. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick176 Rnd5 VJ Payne
They went early on VJ Payne in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick210 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Zuhn III. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.