3) Why Chiefs should stick and pick. The Chiefs have a larger volume of pressing needs than we’ve grown accustomed to seeing for them, coming off a season that ended their streak of consecutive playoff appearances at 10. Trading down from their first pick, at No. 9 overall, to pick up more capital could be an appealing option for GM Brett Veach and head coach Andy Reid.

Jeremiah, who has the Chiefs drafting Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love in his most recent mock, said he would pass on the temptation to trade down if he were in their shoes.

“You could say ‘OK, we can trade back and fill a couple needs,’ but how often is Kansas City going to be picking here, to get a blue-chip, impact player that’s going to be cost-controlled for the next four of five years?” he said. “I tend to say, ‘hey, maybe one of these edge rushers falls to us.’ If Jeremiyah Love is there, I think he’s the second-best player in the draft. A chance to get a cheap, blue-chip-caliber player, to me, I think I fall more in line with that than the trade-back.”

4) Titans’ perfect fit. There’s a lot of intrigue about what direction Tennessee will take in the 2026 draft, with a new coaching staff in place and Cam Ward coming off a rookie season that showed flashes of promise.

The Titans hold the fourth overall pick this year, and if Robert Saleh wants to help his defense by plucking one of the top edge rushers available, Jeremiah sees Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr. as a “physical, tough, rugged player” who could be too enticing for the team to pass up.

“I think there’s a good chance that could be the perfect fit for Tennessee,” he said. “Him and Jeffery Simmons. Robert Saleh is trying to build a real physical group, with Jacksonville as a physical team, Indy wants to be a physical team, Houston wants to be a physical team. So, I think Bain and Tennessee makes a lot of sense.”

If they go in that direction, the Titans will have to get comfortable with however long Bain’s arms measure. His arm length — a hot topic this draft season — is reportedly below the usual standard for his position and came up in Bain’s combine press conference on Wednesday. Bain brushed off the conversation, telling reporters NFL teams don’t seem to be concerned.

5) QB on the rise? The consensus top two quarterbacks in this year’s draft appear to be firmly entrenched, with Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 and Alabama’s Ty Simpson second.

Who should be next in the pecking order? Jeremiah sees a contender in the QB who led Miami to the national championship game.

“After that, I think you get into Carson Beck, who I think is going to have a little bit of a rise-up as we go through the rest of the process,” Jeremiah said. “He’s big, he’s won a lot of games, he’s played in a lot of games. How he does through the interview process will be important, but I think he’ll spin the ball really well.”

LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier and Penn State’s Drew Allar are among Beck’s top rivals in the competition to be the third passer selected. Beck’s experience and the resilience he showed in returning from a UCL tear to help the Hurricanes on their thrilling run to the title game figure to be compelling to any teams considering him.