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

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  • clmchiefs DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (KC)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
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 lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

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.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Banks steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 David Bailey
In the 9th pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In slot 21 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Good price on Sonny Styles in pick No. 40, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick43 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caleb Banks at Round 2, Pick 11. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in pick 74 is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
They read the board right and Emmett Johnson was the payoff at the 102nd overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick109 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at No. 109 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Domani Jackson in pick 121. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kage Casey
No drama and no debate, Kage Casey went about where he belonged in the 147th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Nothing to complain about; Taylen Green went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.