clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in the 109th pick lands the Chiefs a D-, Johnson and all.

The phones were a trap the Chiefs kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Johnson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 David Bailey
In pick 9 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 20 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse at Round 2, Pick 8 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eli Stowers at the Round 3 slot is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Emmett Johnson at the 109th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick147 Rnd5 David Oke
They paid sticker price for David Oke in slot 147, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa is a better player than slot 177 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.