{"id":840396,"date":"2026-03-29T05:42:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/840396\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T05:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:42:43","slug":"chiefs-mock-draft-roundup-rueben-bain-francis-mauigoa-are-top-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/840396\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs mock draft roundup: Rueben Bain, Francis Mauigoa are top choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We are less than 30 days from the 2026 NFL Draft, and with free agency seemingly wrapped up, the predictions for who the <a href=\"http:\/\/ArrowheadPride.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> will select with the ninth-overall selection are feeling more cemented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Since the Chiefs signed running back Kenneth Walker, the Arrowhead Pride staff has been monitoring all of the mock drafts authored by NFL media to see which players are being matched with Kansas City most often, knowing Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love likely won\u2019t be the pick at No. 9 now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We have compiled information from 27 unique mock drafts published by nine different outlets since the signing of Walker was reported.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs\u2019 selections in mock drafts<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The top 3 most picked, as of March 10<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">DE Rueben Bain Jr. \u2014 Miami (26%)<br \/>OT Francis Mauigoa \u2014 Miami (26%)<br \/>CB Mansoor Delane \u2014 LSU (15%)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">If Chiefs fans value the opinion of NFL media, they should maybe go back and watch some Miami Hurricanes football. 54% of the mock drafts we\u2019ve tracked in the last two and a half weeks have picked either the team\u2019s top offensive lineman or defensive lineman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Surprisingly, the wide receivers at the top of the class have not been tied to Kansas City in recent mock drafts. Of the 27 tracked, only two picked a wide receiver \u2014 different ones, at that. Carnell Tate from Ohio State and Jordyn Tyson from Arizona State were the matches, but each has been selected fewer times than the LSU cornerback, Mansoor Delane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While the national media sees the Chiefs\u2019 defensive backfield needing the help of a top pick, it feels as if Chiefs Kingdom understands the ability of the front office to stockpile the secondary with less investment than a top-10 selection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In February\u2019s mock-draft update, Ohio State safety Caleb Downs was the third-most chosen player; yet, in this update, he was rarely selected. In my opinion, it makes more sense for Kansas City to bolster the secondary with a top playmaker at the safety position rather than a top cornerback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How do you feel about the most likely options for the Chiefs based on the opinions of NFL media? Should a wide receiver be in discussion? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are less than 30 days from the 2026 NFL Draft, and with free agency seemingly wrapped up,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":840397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[346,7,118,110,80177,97807,923,2438,2437,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-840396","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-chiefs","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-kansas-city","11":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","12":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-analysis","13":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-mock-drafts","14":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-draft","15":"tag-kansascity","16":"tag-kansascitychiefs","17":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116310870809193069","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}