Chris Clark· Feb 26, 2026
Recapping the show's Chiefs mock draft, Clark has Kansas City trading back in the first round for tackle Spencer Fano and taking two defensive ends, Akin Mesidore and Gabe Yawkes, in the second round. At pick 116 after a trade back, he leans toward interior defensive lineman Tim Keenan.
“I guess I would lean towards Keenan just because I think that they really need interior deep to a lot.”
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4 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 40.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Mock Draft PicksAkheem MesidorKansas City ChiefsFeb 26, 2026
Akheem Mesidor to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
“then came back and got two defensive ends in Akin Mesidore and Gabe Yawkes in the second round”
Close · 62Scored 62.09a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Akheem Mesidor
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 62.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 22
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 62.09
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksSpencer FanoKansas City ChiefsFeb 26, 2026
Spencer Fano to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
“First round, traded back, got Spencer Fano. Basically, Patrick Mahomes isn't going to have to worry about things on the right side at this point.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Spencer Fano
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksGabe AkasKansas City ChiefsFeb 26, 2026
Gabe Akas to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
“then came back and got two defensive ends in Akin Mesidore and Gabe Yawkes in the second round”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Gabe Akas
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksTim KeenanKansas City ChiefsFeb 26, 2026
Tim Keenan to be picked at number 116
“I guess I would lean towards Keenan just because I think that they really need interior deep to a lot. ... So we just moved back another couple picks and picked up another pick. ... 116”
Miss · 1Scored 0.66a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Tim Keenan
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 0.66
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 232
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0.66
- predicted pick:
- 116
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
What others said about the same people
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps.
- Alain PoupartScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsClose · 74Previewing the Week 3 home opener, he predicted the Chiefs would comfortably beat the Dolphins, saying Miami's defense couldn't contain Kansas City and its offense wasn't ready for a shootout.
- Nick WrightScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 83On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense.
- Chris BroussardGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Broussard picked the Bills to beat the Chargers in a competitive, higher-scoring game, said the Chiefs will rout the Dolphins, and for upset alert parlayed the Patriots over the Jaguars and the Raiders over the Saints. He also restated his Cowboys-versus-Ravens Super Bowl matchup pick.
- Nick WrightGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Wright guaranteed a start-to-finish Chiefs blowout of the winless Dolphins in Miami, saying Kansas City will score 30-plus for a third straight game. He also compared this year's Cowboys to last year's Bengals, pegging Dallas for roughly eight to ten wins.
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Reacting to the Packers' blowout loss at Lambeau, Middlekauff said Green Bay's own pick (now owned by the Jets) will land somewhere between 7 and 12 overall, picked Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh and expected Seattle and Kansas City to roll over Washington and Miami. He also guessed Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss would run about a 4.48-4.50 forty, said Seattle won't trade Drew Lock, and expected Sam Darnold to play in Week 3.
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