Schmaca'S MOCK DRAFT
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Schmaca'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 19, 2026

Chiefs Mock 1

  • Schmaca DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (KC)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (KC)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BUF)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D+
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chiefs to a D+.

The phones were a trap the Chiefs kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Trotter makes the weekend a net positive.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
Makai Lemon at pick No. 18 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup weapon at tight end, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They paid sticker price for Caleb Banks in Round 2, Pick 8, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They let Josiah Trotter come to them and pounced at the 74th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zachariah Branch at slot 91. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at No. 146 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Robert Henry Jr. at pick 234 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.