Chiefs move up to take first SEC player at No. 6

The first five picks of the NFL Draft weren’t a shocker, but you knew it wouldn’t be long before a surprise pick would happen. Who would have thought it would be from the Kansas City Chiefs ? The Chiefs traded up with the Cleveland Browns to grab cornerback Mansoor Delane from LSU.

This pick came as a shock to many because Delane was not talked about as a top-10 pick. Delane played most of his college career at Virginia Tech before transferring to LSU. Delane had a huge year for the Tigers.

Here is his list of accomplishments via the LSU website Played final season at LSU, earning unanimous All-America honors at cornerback … Became just the 14th unanimous All-America in LSU history and the first at cornerback since Greedy Williams in 2018 … First-Team All-SEC in 2025 as well as being one of 3 finalists for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back … Transferred to LSU in January of 2025 after 3 seasons at Virginia Tech … Started 29 straight games in the secondary for the Hokies from 2022-2024 … For career, appeared in 44 games with 40 starts … 191 total tackles, 7. 0 tackles for loss, 41 passes defended, 33 pass breakups, and 8 interceptions … In 1 season at LSU, played and started 11 games finishing with 45 tackles, 13 passes defended, 11 pass breakups and 2 interceptions … Finished No. 2 in the SEC in passes defended … Younger brother Faheem Delane signed with LSU in January of 2026 after playing his true freshman season at Ohio State.

And now he is a Kansas City Chief. This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Chiefs move up to take first SEC player at No. 6