clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 6, 2026

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  • clmchiefs DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (KC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (KC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (KC)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Players traded away
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Drue Tranquill
LB
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Chiefs let Haulcy fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Chiefs did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Miller reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Haulcy pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In slot 9 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the 21st pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zion Young
A straight-up fair deal on Zion Young at pick No. 42, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick72 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A safety of that caliber at No. 72 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick 74 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A premium they did not need to pay, Blake Miller a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zachariah Branch at the 121st overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A clean, defensible pick in pick 146 with a little surplus value in Tanner Koziol. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They read the board right and Bryce Boettcher was the payoff at the 176th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.