With nine picks, the Kansas City Chiefs have needs that could be solved by drafting lesser-known talents. Once you get past Pick forty, General Manager Brett Veach will likely trust his board. The good news for Kansas City is the depth of sleeper picks that could find a home on the Chiefs’ roster.
LB Harold Perkins Jr (LSU)
He is a 6’1”, 233-pound linebacker who played 4 seasons with LSU. This season, he had 55 total tackles, 26 solo tackles, 29 assisted tackles, three pass defended, four sacks, one forced fumble, and one interception. In his whole career in college, 217 total tackles, 113 solo tackles, 104 assist tackles, 11 pass defended, 17 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and five interceptions.
He has played linebacker and edge rusher, so he can flip between both positions. His biggest strength is accelerating through contact to finish the tackle at the line. He had 35.5 tackles for loss and 17 sacks over 4 seasons, and he played special teams during his freshman season. Some of his weaknesses are that he gets confused when he needs to play coverage on the field, and he also has a history of missing tackles while pursuing the ball.
CB Daylen Everette (Georgia)
He is a 6’1”, 190 pound cornerbacker he spent his whole career at Georgia. This year, he combined for 49 total tackles, 28 solo tackles, 21 assist tackles, 8 pass defended, and one interception. In 2025, he combined for 149 total tackles, 106 solo tackles, 43 assist tackles, 17 pass defended, one sack, two forced fumbles, and five interceptions.
In his combine, he ran a 4.38 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 37.5” in the vertical jump, and 10’4” in the broad jump. One of his strengths is a Polish athlete with good size, length, and effective reading and jumping routes from zones. One of his weaknesses while watching film is his grabs and holds, which become the ref’s money days. Another point is that he lacks the speed to catch up once he’s beaten by the receiver.
WR Deion Burks (Oklahoma)
He is a 5’9”, 188-pound wide receiver who played five seasons in college with Purdue and Oklahoma. This year, he has 57 receptions for 620 receiving yards, averaging 10.9 yards per catch, and has 4 touchdowns. In his career, he had 151 receptions for 1,669 receiving yards, averaging 11.1 yards per catch, and had 14 touchdowns.
At the combine, he ran a 4.30 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 42.5” in the vertical jump, 10’11” at the broad jump, and 26 reps on the bench press. Some of his strengths are that he is an above-average runner on jet sweeps and after-the-catch plays, and he shows effort to catch the combat balls.
Some of his weaknesses are short arms that affect him on the 50/50 jump ball, and he also struggles to convince the push to sell his comeback and curls route.
RB Seth Mcgowan (Kentucky)
He is a 6’1”, 215-pound running back who spent his whole career at Oklahoma, New Mexico State, and his final year at Kentucky. This year, he combined for 165 carries for 725 rushing yards, averaging 4.4 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns. He had 19 receptions for 126 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
In his career, he had 375 carries for 1,918 rushing yards, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and 18 touchdowns. He had 55 receptions for 604 receiving yards, he averaged 11 yards per catch, and had 4 receiving touchdowns. He ran a 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash; he had a 42.5” vertical jump, 10 ’11” broad jump, and 4.5 seconds in the 20-yard shuffle.
Some of his strengths include patience with block development and his willingness to square to pick up blitzers. He is also effective in short-yardage situations. Some of his weaknesses are that he needs more urgency to hit the hole quicker and lacks focus to be a third-down option. I would expect him to be drafted in the 5th round, or an early 7th-round pick could be a special-teams returner. Could be a McKinnon role.
