CheeseBurger'S MOCK DRAFT
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CheeseBurger'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

Fat Pat's Folly

  • CheeseBurger DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
C.J. Hanson
OG
Head Shot
Hunter Nourzad
C
Head Shot
Jawaan Taylor
OT
Head Shot
Mike Caliendo
OG
Head Shot
Noah Gray
TE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Chiefs bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Chiefs did exactly that with Bryce Lance in pick No. 74. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Haulcy at that price is a win they earned.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in pick 40 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick57 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in the 57th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick74 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Lance well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Endries at Round 4, Pick 9, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
They paid sticker price for Matt Gulbin in No. 176, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.