Fox Sports had the perfect fit for each team in the NFL Draft, and for the Chiefs, it is a talented cornerback from the LSU Tigers.
The Kansas City Chiefs have to hit a home run or two in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The good news is that the Chiefs have two picks in the first round, the first at No. 9 and the second at No. 29, which they received via the trade that sent Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams.
With the NFL Draft just over a week away, Fox Sports' analyst Rob Rang had a perfect pick for each team. In this draft, Rang projected the player to the team based on the need and each team's area of concern with a schematic fit.
As such, Rang has the Chiefs selecting LSU Tigers cornerback Mansoor Delane at No. 9.
"Given the quarterback talent in the AFC West, the Chiefs cannot afford to get too cute at cornerback with last year’s starters Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson now playing for the Los Angeles Rams. Delane is the top prospect at the position this year, combining smooth athleticism and terrific route anticipation," Rang wrote.
The Chiefs finally traded McDuffie, but things got worse when Jaylen Watson left in free agency and signed with the Rams, so cornerback is a massive need for Kansas City.
Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy and Colton Hood have also been linked to the Chiefs, but that would be at the end of the first round if Kansas City decides to grab somebody else here at No. 9.
Rang says that Delane is the top CB in the class this year, and he should be able to walk right in and be a starter for the Chiefs' defense.
There is a scenario where Delane gets selected before the Chiefs are even on the clock at No. 9, so that would change things.
The defense also saw Leo Chenal and Bryan Cook leave in free agency, so there are going to be a lot of new faces on defense either way in Kansas City, and there is another route that sees KC add an edge rusher and then a cornerback with the two first-round selections, although wide receiver is a bit of a need.
What Brett Veach and the Chiefs do remains to be seen, and with the draft a little more than one week away, Kansas City remains one of the more unpredictable teams in terms of which way they are leaning.
Only time will tell, and things might change a lot depending on how the first eight picks shape out.