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njjj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 16, 2026

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  • njjj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Jacarrius Peak Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Jacarrius Peak
OT NC State
Noah Carter Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Noah Carter
LB-EDGE Alabama
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B- to prove it.

For all the boxes ticked, the Chiefs skipped the loudest one: tight end is exactly as bare as it was.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Chris Peal
In No. 9 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Rod Moore
Rod Moore at pick No. 74 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jacarrius Peak
Jacarrius Peak in pick 109 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Noah Carter
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Noah Carter. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick176 Rnd5 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in the 176th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.