Chris ClarkApr 24, 2026
Reacting live to the Chiefs trading up to No. 6 for LSU cornerback Mansour Lane, Clark says Lane will immediately be a starter in Kansas City, and lists the edge/pass-rush prospects they think could be first-round options at pick 29.
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What Chris Clark said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromObviously, he's going to be a guy that's gonna step in and be a starter.
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- Locked On Chiefs (podcast)
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- SHOCKER: Kansas City Chiefs STUN NFL World, Trade Up for Mansoor Delane in BOLD Top-6 Move!
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- GradedAug 14
- 1Akheem Mesidor to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Kansas City could be looking at choosing from Keldrick Fauch, TJ Parker, Akeem Messador, Cassius Howell, or Malachi Lawrence. Those are the guys that probably could be going maybe in the first round.”
- 2T.J. Parker to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Kansas City could be looking at choosing from Keldrick Fauch, TJ Parker, Akeem Messador, Cassius Howell, or Malachi Lawrence. Those are the guys that probably could be going maybe in the first round.”
- 3Cashius Howell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Kansas City could be looking at choosing from Keldrick Fauch, TJ Parker, Akeem Messador, Cassius Howell, or Malachi Lawrence. Those are the guys that probably could be going maybe in the first round.”
- 4Malachi Lawrence to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Kansas City could be looking at choosing from Keldrick Fauch, TJ Parker, Akeem Messador, Cassius Howell, or Malachi Lawrence. Those are the guys that probably could be going maybe in the first round.”
- 5Keldric Faulk to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)“Kansas City could be looking at choosing from Keldrick Fauch, TJ Parker, Akeem Messador, Cassius Howell, or Malachi Lawrence. Those are the guys that probably could be going maybe in the first round.”
- 6Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart“Obviously, he's going to be a guy that's gonna step in and be a starter. Is he gonna be an outside starter, or is or are they gonna put him in the slot?”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akheem Mesidor to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 22 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| T.J. Parker to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 35 | 87.81 | 50 | — | |
| Cashius Howell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)3 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 41 | 67.71 | 50 | — | |
| Malachi Lawrence to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)4 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 23 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Keldric Faulk to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)5 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 31 | 100 | 50 | — | |
| Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 4 hits · 1 close call · 1 waiting | 91.1 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive6 checkable claims — 5 mock draft picks and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 91.1 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Mansoor Delane · 2026 season14 calls from 13 pundits between 1 and 1. Chris Clark said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksAkheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 22100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Akheem Mesidor
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 22
- 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
T.J. Parker to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 3587.81Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- T.J. Parker
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 87.81
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 35
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 87.81
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
3Mock Draft PicksCashius Howell
Cashius Howell to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 4167.71Close · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Cashius Howell
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 67.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 67.71
- predicted pick:
- first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
4Mock Draft PicksMalachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 23100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Malachi Lawrence
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 23
- 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
5Mock Draft PicksKeldric Faulk
Keldric Faulk to be picked “first round” (picks 1–32)
What happenedWent 31100Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Keldric Faulk
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 31
- 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
6Depth Chart CallsMansoor DelaneKansas City Chiefs
Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
91.1naive 50
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