CheeseBurgers'S MOCK DRAFT

CheeseBurgers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

Fat Pat's Folly

  • CheeseBurgers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs robbed the room for McDonald. Final grade: B.

There is a lot to like until you notice wide receiver is still a hole. The Chiefs never got to the one that mattered most. No fireworks, but a solid B.

On value alone, McDonald makes the weekend a net positive. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 9th pick they get an every-down engine for the run game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
They barely believed it either: Kayden McDonald still on the board at Round 2, Pick 8. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick74 Rnd3 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas slipping to No. 74 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Treydan Stukes at the Round 4 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick146 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in slot 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
A clean, defensible pick in the 176th overall pick with a little surplus value in Kaleb Proctor. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.