
The Kansas City Chiefs cannot afford to leave the 2026 NFL Draft without addressing the multitude of glaring weaknesses that hindered the team's performance last season.
It all starts with the No. 9 pick, which the Chiefs must land a difference-making player at a position of need. While addressing the media at the scouting combine in February, general manager Brett Veach discussed the importance of this selection.
With that being said, here are the three worst picks Kansas City could make with its top-10 pick in net month's draft.
As much as the Chiefs need a contingency plan for life after Travis Kelce, this would be a reach for a player who only had 560 receiving yards on 51 receptions last season. This draft class provides a solid amount of depth at the position, and Kansas City needs to focus on other positions at this spot.
Lemon's media availability at the scouting combine was bizarre, to say the least, and the Chiefs have invested high draft capital on undersized receivers in recent memory, which hasn't panned out. If Kansas City is considering a wide receiver with this pick, Carnell Tate would be the only one I would feel comfortable with.
Earlier this week, The Ringer's Todd McShay released his third mock draft, which had the Chiefs selecting cornerback Mansoor Delane, who would be a solid pick. However, he mentioned something that he is hearing around the league.
This would be a wasted pick, as Kansas City signed former Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III to a three-year, $43.05 million contract, which includes $28.7 million fully guaranteed. Even if the Chiefs did not add a running back in free agency, I would be opposed to this pick. Now, for this to even be a possibility, the Notre Dame running back would have to remain on the board after eight picks, which is a low probability.
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