CheeseBurger Fat Man'S MOCK DRAFT
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CheeseBurger Fat Man'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

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  • CheeseBurger Fat Man DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Hunter: B-.

When a board-topper like Lee Hunter slides to slot 74, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not.

They are betting Thomas proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 9 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 D'Angelo Ponds
In pick 29 they get an island corner, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Blake Miller
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Miller. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They will replay Lee Hunter at the 74th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 9 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A premium they did not need to pay, Kaleb Elarms-Orr a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick176 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A reach on DJ Campbell in slot 176; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas in the 210th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.