Blindside First'S MOCK DRAFT
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Blindside First'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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  • Blindside First DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (KC)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Chiefs: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Chiefs started one anyway for Zavion Thomas, 49 picks ahead of schedule. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Ponds at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
By-the-book stuff, Kadyn Proctor at slot 9 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick29 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 29 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Zion Young
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zion Young. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at pick No. 109 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor at the 148th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
They jumped the gun on Matt Gulbin, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at slot 176 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
A real head-scratcher, De'Zhaun Stribling in pick 210 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.