Phil'S MOCK DRAFT
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Phil'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 31, 2025

Phil

  • Phil DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (KC)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (KC)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAR)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Players Gained
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Braden Fiske
DL
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Javonte Williams
RB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Chiefs worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Chiefs came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Banks that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The cost of the Royer reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love at the 14th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slipping to the 40th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick55 Rnd2 Joe Royer
Joe Royer at Round 2, Pick 23 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
A clean, defensible pick in No. 74 with a little surplus value in Keith Abney II. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They jumped the gun on Bryce Lance, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick114 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
By-the-book stuff, Monroe Freeling at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A reach for Jacob Rodriguez in pick 147; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
Value with a capital V on CJ Daniels in pick No. 177, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They did well to land DJ Campbell in slot 181, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.