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kjaubuchon'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

Mach 4

  • kjaubuchon DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (KC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (KC)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Golday: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jake Golday got past him. The Chiefs do not have to explain a thing at Round 3, Pick 33. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 18 they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 74th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in No. 97 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Washington Jr.. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick146 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 146th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick176 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner slipping to Round 5, Pick 38 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
They let Miles Kitselman come to them and pounced at slot 240. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.