One team, and player, could make the Chiefs trade up in the 2026 NFL Draft
Kansas City is pretty high up the board.
One team, and player, could make the Chiefs trade up in the 2026 NFL Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Kansas City Chiefs have a top-10 pick.
That's a headline-grabber all by itself. They're slated to pick No. 9 overall heading into Thursday night's first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Right now, ESPN's Matt Miller projects the Chiefs to pick Rueben Bain Jr. , the edge rusher out of Miami. Miller thinks that a David Bailey (Texas Tech) slide could change those plans, though.
"They're likely to stick and pick at No. 9 unless Bailey slips a bit," Miller writes. "Based on multiple conversations with scouts, Bain's sub-31-inch arm length is not a concern, despite defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo historically preferring players with long arms.