MyOpinionCounts'S MOCK DRAFT
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March 1 2026

  • MyOpinionCounts DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Chiefs let Boerkircher fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in No. 176 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Chiefs sat still while Nate Boerkircher, the No. 148 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 9th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
No edge and no loss on Caleb Banks in pick No. 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare in No. 74 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Deion Burks
They paid sticker price for Deion Burks in Round 4, Pick 9, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
No drama and no debate, Demond Claiborne went about where he belonged in pick 146. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They will replay Nate Boerkircher at the 176th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.