clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (KC)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (KC)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (KC)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (KC)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Draft Picks Traded
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (GB)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (GB)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
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-
The Chiefs let Styles fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Chiefs did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. If Casey pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 9 they get an enforcer at safety at fair value. More want than need.
Pick21 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
Avieon Terrell at No. 21 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
Good price on Chris Brazzell II in pick 40, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks is a better player than the 42nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick74 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson at Round 3, Pick 10 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Joe Royer
They let Joe Royer come to them and pounced at No. 104. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Fair-plus on Caden Curry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deion Burks at the Round 4 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kage Casey
A premium they did not need to pay, Kage Casey a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.