Chiefs NFL draft grades: Middling grades for Brett Veach's 2026 class
The Chiefs had a top-10 pick for the first time since 2017. Here is a look at grades for all of Kansas City's 2026 draft picks.
The Kansas City Chiefs endured their worst season under Andy Reid in 2025, going 6-11 and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014. The reward? The Chiefs were granted their first, top-10 selection since the 2017 NFL Draft, when they traded up to select Patrick Mahomes .
Kansas City will hope to have similar success with its 2026 first-round picks. The Chiefs traded up from the No. 9 spot to No.
6 overall to select LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane . They also used their second, first-round selection to add a high-upside talent, Peter Woods , to their defense. Will those be enough to help the Chiefs regain form?
General manager Brett Veach's haul earned solid but unspectacular grades among NFL draft experts, including some from USA TODAY Sports. Here's how the Chiefs' individual picks graded out, as well as a grade for their overall draft class: Chiefs NFL draft pick grades The Chiefs made seven selections in the 2026 NFL Draft. Here's a look at how each of their picks graded out, per USA TODAY Sports' Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz and Jacob Camenker: Round 1, Pick 6.
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