15noreilly'S MOCK DRAFT

15noreilly'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

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  • 15noreilly DRAFTING FOR THE
    Chiefs
Draft Selections
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (KC)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (KC)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (KC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (KC)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (KC)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (KC)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (KC)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (KC)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (JAX)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CIN)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (SF)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Cyrus Allen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cyrus Allen
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tanner Hudson
TE
Draft Grade — Chiefs
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Chiefs: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Chiefs shredded theirs for Adam Randall. He came off 31 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Golday pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A clean, defensible pick in No. 39 with a little surplus value in Dillon Thieneman. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick41 Rnd2 Zion Young
A straight-up fair deal on Zion Young at Round 2, Pick 9, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick49 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A reasonable price with a little left over, Caleb Banks in the 49th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Blake Miller
Blake Miller in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They barely believed it either: Jake Golday still on the board at the 82nd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Sam Roush slipping to slot 95 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick96 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at slot 96 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick114 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Julian Neal at Round 4, Pick 14 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick127 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bryce Lance at pick No. 127 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They let Jalon Kilgore come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
By-the-book stuff, Kyle Louis at the 146th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick148 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A tidy little value on DeMonte Capehart in pick 148, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A quiet steal in the 164th pick: Kevin Coleman Jr. for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at No. 166 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Josh Cameron
The board had cheaper options than Josh Cameron at Round 5, Pick 36, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick197 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Nice patience on Taylen Green, who had no business lasting to No. 197. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Value with a capital V on Dallen Bentley in pick No. 210, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
They did well to land Zxavian Harris in pick 226, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick227 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A real head-scratcher, Trey Zuhn III in the 227th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Adam Randall
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Adam Randall. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.