Cheeseburger Up'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cheeseburger Up'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2026

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  • Cheeseburger Up DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (KC)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (KC)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TB)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Chiefs would have aced it. Logan Fano at the 169th overall pick is 57 spots clear of where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Nwaiwu pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Pick29 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
They took Chris Brazzell II at par in No. 29, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
The board had cheaper options than Lee Hunter at Round 2, Pick 8, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman at the 84th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A quiet steal in slot 109: Bryce Lance for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaleb Proctor at pick No. 148 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
Value said wait; Nadame Tucker in pick 154 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Logan Fano
Logan Fano at slot 169 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
Bobby Jamison-Travis in Round 6, Pick 14 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick210 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in the 210th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.