clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

Bailey/moss

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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (KC)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (KC)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Players traded away
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Drue Tranquill
LB
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Mike Danna
DE
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Sadiq should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Chiefs, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The Jackson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and linebacker still on the board. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Sadiq makes the weekend a net positive.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick19 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 19 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
They robbed the room for Kenyon Sadiq here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
No edge and no loss on Brandon Cisse in pick 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
By-the-book stuff, Domonique Orange at the 71st pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at Round 3, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jake Golday
The board fumbled Jake Golday all the way to Round 4, Pick 1, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick109 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
A want over a need in the 109th overall pick: Domani Jackson adds a cornerback while quarterback and linebacker keeps waiting.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kage Casey
No drama and no debate, Kage Casey went about where he belonged in slot 147. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
They paid sticker price for Le'Veon Moss in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.