Chiefs COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Contact Information Brad Gee Cydney Glaze Kelsey Boal Johnny Chapple Luke Shanno Olivia Tavernier
Vice President of Football Communications (816) 920-4349 Sr. Director of Football Communications (816) 920-4352 Football Communications Manager (816) 920-4355 Football Communications Coordinator (816) 920-4403 Vice President of Corporate Communications (816) 920-4351 Corporate Communications & Publicity Coord. (816) 920-4691
bgee@chiefs.nfl.com cglaze@chiefs.nfl.com kboal@chiefs.nfl.com jchapple@chiefs.nfl.com lshanno@chiefs.nfl.com otavernier@chiefs.nfl.com
KANSAS CITY Chiefs hold NINE PICKS in 2026 nfl draft DRAFT INFO & MEDIA AVAILABILITY DRAFT SCHEDULE • Thursday, April 23 – 7:00 p.m. CT (Round 1 – 8 Minutes Per Pick) • HC Andy Reid – After First Player Selected • GM Brett Veach – End of 1st Rd. (Approx. 10:30 p.m.) • Friday, April 24 – 6:00 p.m. CT (Round 2 – 7 Minutes, Round 3 – 5 Minutes Per Pick) The 2026 NFL Draft will be held in Pittsburgh, Penn., and will be broadcast on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes. Fans can follow the Draft online at Chiefs.com or by following the Chiefs on X (formerly Twitter) as the club provides full video highlights, biographical information and analysis following each Chiefs Draft selection. Voice of the Chiefs Mitch Holthus and Chiefs Senior Team Reporter Matt McMullen will host a Live Draft Watch Party on Thursday during Round 1. The stream will go live approximately 10 minutes before the Chiefs are on the clock. It will be available on the Chiefs YouTube page. This year’s draft will have 257 selections. There are 33 compensatory picks, including one special compensatory selection. Kansas City has nine selections in the 2026 NFL Draft.
2026 NFL DRAFT ORDER
• Assistant General Manager Mike Bradway – End of 3rd Rd. (Approx. 10:15 p.m.) • Saturday, April 25 – 11:00 a.m. CT (Rounds 4-6 – 5 Minutes, Round 7 – 4 Minutes) • Area Scouts Post-Pick on the Final Day • Monday, April 27 – 11:30 a.m. CT • Post-Draft Recap Zoom
Team Rec. Pct. SOS Additional Notes 1) Las Vegas Raiders 3-14 .176 .538 • All drafted players will be made available via Zoom shortly after 2) New York Jets 3-14 .176 .552 being selected. 3) Arizona Cardinals 3-14 .176 .571 • Times/availability are subject to change. The Chiefs 4) Tennessee Titans 3-14 .176 .574 Communications staff will send out email updates as necessary. 5) New York Giants 4-13 .235 .524 6) Cleveland Browns 5-12 .294 .486 7) Washington Commanders 5-12 .294 .507 2026 CHIEFS SELECTIONS (AS OF APRIL 17) 8) New Orleans Saints 6-11 .353 .495 Round 1................................ Pick 9 Round 5............................ Pick 148 9) Kansas City Chiefs 6-11 .353 .514 10) Cincinnati Bengals 6-11 .353 .521 Round 1....................Pick 29 (LAR) Round 5..................Pick 169 (LAR) 11) Miami Dolphins 7-10 .412 .488 Round 2.............................. Pick 40 Round 5..............Pick 176 (COMP) 12) Dallas Cowboys 7-9-1 .441 .438 13) Los Angeles Rams (From Atlanta) 14) Baltimore Ravens 15) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16) New York Jets (From Indianapolis) 17) Detroit Lions 18) Minnesota Vikings 19) Carolina Panthers 20) Dallas Cowboys (From Green Bay) 21) Pittsburgh Steelers 22) Los Angeles Chargers 23) Philadelphia Eagles 24) Cleveland Browns (From Jacksonville) 25) Chicago Bears 26) Buffalo Bills 27) San Francisco 49ers 28) Houston Texans 29) Kansas City Chiefs (From LAR) 30) Miami Dolphins (From Denver) 31) New England Patriots 32) Seattle Seahawks
12-5 8-9 8-9 3-14 9-8 9-8 8-9 7-9-1 10-7 11-6 11-6 5-12 11-6 12-5 12-5 12-5 6-11 7-10 14-3 14-3
.706 .471 .471 .176 .529 .529 .471 .441 .588 .647 .647 .294 .647 .706 .706 .706 .353 .412 .824 .824
.526 .507 .529 .552 .490 .514 .522 .438 .503 .469 .476 .486 .458 .471 .498 .522 .514 .488 .391 .498
Round 3.............................. Pick 74
Round 6..................Pick 210 (LAR)
Round 4............................ Pick 109
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