15noreilly'S MOCK DRAFT

15noreilly'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2026

Post Trade 2

  • 15noreilly DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (KC)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (KC)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (KC)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (KC)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (KC)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (KC)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (KC)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LAR)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SF)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PHI)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (DAL)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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J.K. Dobbins
RB
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
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Sean Tucker
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jawaan Taylor
OT
Head Shot
Keaontay Ingram
RB
Head Shot
Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Chiefs to a C.

The phones were a trap the Chiefs kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

The Curry reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Stowers.

The Chiefs clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
A straight-up fair deal on Zion Young at slot 40, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick48 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A tidy little value on Caleb Banks in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 17, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick68 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board had Emmanuel McNeil-Warren higher than the 68th overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Steal is underselling it; Eli Stowers at pick 75 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the 80th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Fair-plus on Jacob Rodriguez, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They reached a country mile for Caden Curry at pick No. 92, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Nothing to complain about; Sam Roush went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
No edge and no loss on Bryce Lance in Round 4, Pick 16; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick120 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Good price on Will Lee III in No. 120, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts at slot 146 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick No. 152 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
They paid sticker price for Aamil Wagner in the 167th overall pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Proctor at pick 168 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
They paid a round early for Ephesians Prysock in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in pick No. 177 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick205 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at the 205th overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick246 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall at No. 254 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick257 Rnd7 Kendrick Law
Kendrick Law at Round 7, Pick 41 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.