th51464'S MOCK DRAFT
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th51464'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • th51464 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Players traded away
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Chris Jones
DT
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Creed Humphrey
C
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Drue Tranquill
LB
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George Karlaftis
DE
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Harrison Butker
PK
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Kenneth Walker III
RB
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Matt Araiza
P
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Nick Bolton
LB
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Rashee Rice
WR
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Travis Kelce
TE
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Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chiefs to a D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 1 slot is 40 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Hood pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and edge rusher still on the board.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In No. 9 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Colton Hood
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 24 on Colton Hood with quarterback and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordyn Tyson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 29 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot.
Pick32 Rnd1 Jacob Rodriguez
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a three-down second-level presence, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the 40th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They paid sticker price for Domonique Orange in No. 74, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Will Lee III adds a cornerback and leaves quarterback and edge rusher untouched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Kaytron Allen at the 148th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick 169 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
No edge and no loss on Febechi Nwaiwu in pick No. 176; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick210 Rnd6 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at the 210th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.