clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

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  • clmchiefs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (KC)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (KC)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (KC)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (KC)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PHI)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PHI)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (PHI)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Players traded away
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Jawaan Taylor
OT
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Trent McDuffie
CB
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Chiefs robbed the room for Haulcy. Final grade: D.

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

They banked enough surplus on Haulcy to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 9 they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 23rd overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A tidy little value on Sonny Styles in pick 40, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick42 Rnd2 LT Overton
LT Overton in the 42nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Kobi Lane went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in Round 4, Pick 9 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick122 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A reasonable price with a little left over, Blake Miller in the 122nd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick137 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg in pick 137 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at the 146th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick176 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gracen Halton. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.