grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
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grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • grady.s DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs went off the board in a big way for Logan Fano, 45 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jones. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
They read the board right and Caleb Downs was the payoff at the Round 1 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 29th pick they get a security blanket over the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young at pick No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
A big swing on Emmett Johnson at Round 3, Pick 10, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Logan Jones
You do not let an offensive lineman like Logan Jones reach slot 109 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in pick 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at pick No. 169 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
By-the-book stuff, DJ Campbell at the 176th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd6 Logan Fano
They left a pile of value on the table to take Logan Fano this early at slot 210. A need, and now a little less of one.