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Pondy97'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 2026

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Love and Banks

  • Pondy97 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

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

Stowers at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If Baynes pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 9 they get a featured back at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in No. 40 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A quiet steal in pick 74: Eli Stowers for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Caden Curry
They paid sticker price for Caden Curry in the 109th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
The board had cheaper options than Kobe Baynes at Round 5, Pick 38, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.