cmxlyfe'S MOCK DRAFT
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cmxlyfe'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

CHIEFS

  • cmxlyfe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (KC)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
De'Von Achane
RB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB
The jury is out on the Chiefs. For now, C+.

The tape said wait; the Chiefs did not. Chandler Rivers went at the 49th pick, a good 36 picks before the board was ready.

Stowers at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The De'Von Achane deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt in the 40th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Chandler Rivers
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Chandler Rivers well ahead of where he belonged. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in No. 74 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick109 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
They paid a round early for Trinidad Chambliss in Round 4, Pick 9, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at slot 111 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Greathouse at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
No edge and no loss on DJ Campbell in pick No. 161; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.