CheeseBurger Dude'S MOCK DRAFT
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CheeseBurger Dude'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

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  • CheeseBurger Dude DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (KC)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (KC)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (KC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (KC)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jawaan Taylor
OT
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Nwaiwu should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a C+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Febechi Nwaiwu at Round 6, Pick 36 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

If Spencer Fano and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the 9th overall pick they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel Pregnon at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
A tidy little value on Jonah Coleman in pick 74, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zachariah Branch in the 84th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Caden Curry
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caden Curry. It fills a real need, too.
Pick158 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They will replay Gracen Halton at No. 158 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in pick No. 176 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick215 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
Febechi Nwaiwu in slot 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Bud Clark
The board had Bud Clark higher than the 222nd overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
A straight-up fair deal on Jaren Kanak at pick No. 226, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They took Eli Heidenreich at par in slot 236, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.