neljak25'S MOCK DRAFT
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neljak25'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

Bailey

  • neljak25 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Chiefs never addressed tight end, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Landing Singleton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 David Bailey
In slot 9 they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at the 40th pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A slide stopped in pick 74, with Deontae Lawson worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Value with a capital V on Nicholas Singleton in the 109th overall pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
No drama and no debate, Jyaire Hill went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
They let Jaden Greathouse come to them and pounced at No. 176. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.