AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
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AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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2026 FINAL MOCK

  • AveryCooks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
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
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs cashed the board's mistake on Raridon: B-.

Somebody in pick 169 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chiefs sat still while Eli Raridon, the No. 137 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Young has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 9th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29 Rnd1 Zion Young
A reach for Zion Young in Round 1, Pick 29; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in No. 40 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to pick No. 74, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kaleb Proctor at pick 148. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Somehow Eli Raridon was still sitting there in slot 169, and they pounced on premier tight end value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A quiet steal in the 176th pick: Beau Stephens for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick210 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Taking Keagen Trost in No. 210 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.