Chiefs revenge'S MOCK DRAFT

Chiefs revenge'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players Gained
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Julian Hill
TE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Chiefs, and a B to prove it.

The Chiefs clearly saw something nobody else did in Vincent Anthony Jr., taking him 71 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

It is not that Everette is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first. Getting Stowers where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a green-dot type in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A reach for Lee Hunter in slot 40; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They barely believed it either: Eli Stowers still on the board at pick No. 74. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent pick 95 on Daylen Everette, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They did well to land Bud Clark in the 109th pick, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick125 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson slid further than he should have, and the Round 4 slot is lovely value for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
A clean, defensible pick in slot 148 with a little surplus value in Dametrious Crownover. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
A wild overpay on Vincent Anthony Jr. in No. 169, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jeff Caldwell
A conviction pick on Jeff Caldwell at Round 5, Pick 36 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick210 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
They went early on Tyren Montgomery in the 210th overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.