watchgurk'S MOCK DRAFT
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watchgurk'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 9, 2026

2026 Draft 3

  • watchgurk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (KC)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Chiefs won the night they stopped Scott from sliding. Grade: D-.

The phones were a trap the Chiefs kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The Mesidor reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. It is not that Scott is a bad player; it is that the Chiefs had louder needs to answer first.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Scott to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at pick 35 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Taking Kenyon Sadiq in Round 2, Pick 8 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A quiet steal in the 66th pick: D'Angelo Ponds for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jadarian Price at slot 74 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick109 Rnd4 Keionte Scott
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Keionte Scott at cornerback with wide receiver, offensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick146 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Domani Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick176 Rnd5 Lander Barton
The board had Lander Barton higher than pick No. 176, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.