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p'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs robbed the room for Johnson. Final grade: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Chiefs left tight end untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Johnson. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
No drama and no debate, Zion Young went about where he belonged in pick No. 40. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They read the board right and Keionte Scott was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 10. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick109 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson in the 109th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kage Casey
No edge and no loss on Kage Casey in No. 146; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They paid sticker price for Xavier Nwankpa in the 176th pick, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.