Kansas City retooled the roster this offseason following a disappointing year, so how does their draft haul compare to the would-be selections using the Wolf Sports board?

 

Actual selections

1.06: CB Mansoor Delane

1.29: DL Peter Woods

2.40: EDGE R Mason Thomas

4.109: CB Jadon Canady

5.161: RB Emmett Johnson

5.176: WR Cyrus Allen

7.249: QB Garrett Nussmeier

 

Wolf Sports selections

1.06: S Caleb Downs

1.29: CB D’Angelo Ponds

2.40: WR Germie Bernard

4.109: CB Keionte Scott

5.161: LB Harold Perkins Jr.

5.176: G DJ Campbell

7.249: TE John Michael Gyllenborg

 

Thoughts

The Chiefs came into the 2026 NFL Draft armed with nine selections, including three in the top 40, but they traded away a third-rounder and a fifth-rounder to move up from No. 9 to No. 6—taking LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane. While Kansas City did well to keep their three premium selections and get the prospect who seemed like their target all along, we would have stayed at No. 9 and taken Caleb Downs, which also would have allowed us to get Jermod McCoy in addition to the above selections (immediately leading to a rebuilt cornerback group).

 

Still, we would have boosted the secondary in a big way with Downs and D’Angelo Ponds with the Round 1 selections, and that would have been followed up by getting our top receiver in Germie Bernard in the second round. An offense that added Bernard in addition to Kenneth Walker III would have made things a lot easier on Patrick Mahomes, but the Chiefs stayed heavy on defense by taking Peter Woods and R Mason Thomas on the defensive line.

 

On Day 3, Kansas City stayed on defense with another cornerback in Jadon Canady as someone who could push Kader Kohou in the slot, but they could end up being one of many, many teams (basically everyone other than Tampa Bay) to regret passing on Keionte Scott. Overall, the Chiefs now have a cornerback group for 2026 of Delane, Nohl Williams, and Kohou as the projected starters with Kristian Fulton, Canady, and Kaiir Elam behind them.

 

In the fifth round, real-life selections Emmett Johnson and Cyrus Allen could both push for a role in Year 1. Look for Kenneth Walker III to be featured heavily with his new team, but Johnson will be competing with Brashard Smith and Emari Demercado for snaps—particularly on passing downs. And Allen was our favorite value for KC this year, so don’t sleep on the depth at receiver with him and second-year target Jalen Royals each capable of making an impact.

 

We would have drafted Harold Perkins Jr. and DJ Campbell in the fifth round, and then finished things out with John Michael Gyllenborg in Round 7—giving the Chiefs another quality developmental option at tight end after getting Jake Briningstool as an undrafted free agent in 2025. The actual seventh-round selection was Garrett Nussmeier, who will try to impress enough this summer to earn a roster spot behind Patrick Mahomes and Justin Fields.