clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (KC)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
David Oke Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
David Oke
DL Arkansas
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (KC)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (KC)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAR)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LAR)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Players traded away
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Matt Bushman
TE
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
Singleton Jr. should have been long gone. The Chiefs pounced, and earned a D.

The Chiefs lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Singleton Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They are betting Mills proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a lead back with juice, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caleb Banks at the 40th pick is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey slipping to the 57th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick74 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers slid further than he should have, and slot 74 is lovely value for the tight end. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Eric Singleton Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Eric Singleton Jr. at pick 106 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the 109th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick147 Rnd5 David Oke
By-the-book stuff, David Oke at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Monroe Mills
A reach for Monroe Mills in pick 162; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Lander Barton
They paid sticker price for Lander Barton in slot 177, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jalon Daniels
No edge and no loss on Jalon Daniels in pick No. 209; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.