Chiefs May Have Snagged the No. 1 Steal of the NFL Draft
The Kansas City Chiefs may have made the top value pick in the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane with the No. 6 overall selection. Head coach Andy Reid is credited with identifying talent, and Delane is expected to immediately become the team's primary cornerback. Analysts believe Delane has the potential to contend for Defensive Rookie of the Year due to his college production and opportunity for early playing time.
- ▪The Chiefs traded up in the first round to select cornerback Mansoor Delane from LSU with the No. 6 overall pick.
- ▪Kansas City needed defensive help after trading Trent McDuffie and losing Jaylen Watson in free agency.
- ▪Ben Solak of ESPN named Delane a potential Defensive Rookie of the Year, citing his 11 passes defensed in 11 games during his final college season.
- ▪Delane is expected to have an immediate path to becoming the Chiefs' CB1 due to the team's recent roster changes.
- ▪Cornerbacks rarely win Defensive Rookie of the Year, but the last three winners since 2014 were highly productive as rookies.
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By Anne EricksonShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Don't look now, but the Kansas City Chiefs may have snagged the most underrated player in the NFL draft.Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. Head coach Andy Reid knows how to sniff out talent, and the team's later 2026 NFL draft picks show why he's successfully coached the Chiefs for more than a decade.So, let's look at what happened. During the draft, the Chiefs, as expected, heavily drafted defensive players, since they needed to bolster that part of their lineup, especially after trading corner Trent McDuffie.The Chiefs traded up in the first round to get cornerback Mansoor Delane out of LSU with their No.
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