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2026 Draft 5

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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (KC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Chiefs and Golday: B.

When a board-topper like Jake Golday slides to the 109th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Chiefs did not. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a matchup weapon at tight end. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 29th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick74 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in slot 74 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at pick No. 109 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Somehow Mike Washington Jr. was still sitting there in No. 112, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 176th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick210 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Thaddeus Dixon. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.