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8ZebrasEatinLionz8'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 19, 2026

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  • 8ZebrasEatinLionz8 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Chiefs to leave a draft.

Reaching for Klare left real value on the table behind him. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Greene III.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get an every-down engine for the run game. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Max Klare
Value said wait; Max Klare in pick No. 40 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
A tidy little value on Ja'Kobi Lane in pick 74, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in slot 109 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick146 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They jumped the gun on Aaron Graves, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick176 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in No. 176 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.