B-
Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by Reheheheheh ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Nick Barrett in the 176th overall pick, a good 27 spots before the room expected him.
Bell falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 9th pick they get a premier pass rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. A real need, handled.
Keith Abney II at slot 40 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Good price on Michael Taaffe in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Skyler Bell in the 109th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They reached a country mile for Tanner Koziol at pick 148, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Max Llewellyn at No. 169 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nick Barrett this early at Round 5, Pick 36. It fills a real need, too.
Jeff Caldwell in the 210th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.