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2026 Mock 3

  • Christeca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Nobody had Eric O'Neill this high, and it is not close. The Chiefs reached 47 spots to get him at pick 210.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That Sadiq pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A real need, handled.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 29th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zion Young. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
They did well to land Jonah Coleman in pick 74, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick109 Rnd4 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford in No. 109 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
A quiet steal in No. 169: Tanner Koziol for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Value with a capital V on Bryce Boettcher in the 176th overall pick, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick210 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Eric O'Neill well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.