Aaron LaddApr 24, 2026
Before the Chiefs' pick at No. 6, Ladd predicted Kansas City had traded up to take edge rusher Arvel Reese. After the pick, they framed Mansour Delaine as the immediate replacement for Trent McDuffie as the Chiefs' No. 1 cornerback.
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What Aaron Ladd said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think it's gotta be Reese. If the Giants don't take him first, that that's my feeling.
- Where it was said
- Locked On Chiefs (podcast)
- The episode
- CHIEFS SQUAD SHOW: Kansas City TRADES UP for MANSOOR DELANE; Good Pick or TOO PRICEY? INSTANT REAX
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- SaidApr 23
- GradedOct 1
- 1Arvell Reese to be picked at number 6“So but, yeah, we'll gotta be edge rusher. It's gotta be edge rusher. They want Reese... I think it's gotta be Reese. If the Giants don't take him first, that that's my feeling.”
- 2Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart“Now you got your guy at cornerback one at a premium position of need that you can slide in and is under team control”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvell Reese to be picked at number 61 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 5 | 95.76 | 50 | — | |
| Mansoor Delane to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 95.8 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 95.8 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 season15 calls from 13 pundits between 1 and 1. Aaron Ladd 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 PicksArvell ReeseKansas City Chiefs
Arvell Reese to be picked at number 6
What happenedWent 5mocked at 695.76Hit · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Arvell Reese
- season:
- 2026
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 95.76
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 95.76
- predicted pick:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
2Depth 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.
Who this take is about
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