Cheeseburger Chefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cheeseburger Chefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

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  • Cheeseburger Chefs DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
TreVeyon Henderson
RB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Reese should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a B.

The Chiefs did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Arvell Reese fell into pick No. 29.

They will need Black to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. TreVeyon Henderson gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese at the 29th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick31 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In pick 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid sticker price for Emmanuel Pregnon in No. 40, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick63 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 31, where D'Angelo Ponds graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Gennings Dunker in the 74th overall pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They did well to land Bud Clark in slot 109, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick131 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
They paid up for J.C. Davis at pick No. 131 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at No. 169 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Dae'Quan Wright
A reach on Dae'Quan Wright in pick 176; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
They liked Kaelon Black enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 210. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.