Chiefs SNAG Mansoor Delane, Is He the BIGGEST Draft UPGRADE Yet?

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4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Kansas City Chiefs swing big, trading up to secure Mansoor Delane as their potential shutdown corner. Is Delane the answer to rebuilding the Chiefs’ secondary after the departures of Trent McDuffie and Jalen Watson? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down the rookie’s physical traits, versatility in Pressman and zone coverage, and his ability to frustrate quarterbacks in the AFC West. The conversation spotlights Delane’s transition from LSU, how his length compares to McDuffie, and the likelihood he starts from day one. Additional analysis covers fourth-round pick Kennedy’s role at nickel, potential challenges against top receivers like Courtland Sutton, and whether this revamped secondary can help the Chiefs reclaim AFC dominance. Can Kansas City’s defense make enough strides to power another Super Bowl run in 2026?

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0:00.0	Chiefs swung for the fence in the first round.
0:03.6	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:09.7	You are Locked-on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:21.0	And welcome back to the other episode of Locked-on Chiefs, part of Locked-on Podcast Network,
0:24.8	your team every day.
0:25.6	I'm Chris Clark from Chiefs Corner.
0:27.3	He is Ryan Tracy from RGR Football, Rogue A PC, and NFL 33.
0:31.6	Let's just dive right in.
0:33.1	The Chiefs took a big swing in this draft, and they had to do it.
0:37.7	They had to trade a third round pick and a fifth round pick to go up to six in the first
0:41.6	round to get their corner of the future in their minds in Mansour Delane.
0:46.5	Tell us why that, or tell us a little bit more about Delane, Ryan.
0:50.9	Delane is all around.
0:52.8	He can do anything.
1:10.1	And played at, I think it was Virginia Tech before he transferred and really jumped up his game and proved that he could go to, let's face it, the SEC is the top competition, even after all the expansion and the changes in college football conferences.
1:13.9	Go to the SEC, the best conference in college football, and hold his own,
1:17.2	do more than that, scare people off from throwing at him,
1:24.0	and keep his completion percentage down to the fact that they just weren't able to make any game on him.
1:28.4	And I think that says the bottom line is they didn't have to shift him out. They didn't have to play him in a certain coverage. He can do it all from press man to, you know,
1:34.9	bail technique, all the way to off pure zone. He can do it all. They run some man match at
1:42.1	LSU. He clearly is able to pass off and recognize visually what he has to do in order to
1:48.9	maintain his area of responsibility.
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