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PASS RUSH REVOLUTION: Kansas City Chiefs Target Ahkeem Mesidor to SUPERCHARGE Defense

Locked On Chiefs - Daily Podcast On The Kansas City Chiefs

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Kansas City Chiefs face a rare draft dilemma, picking 40th overall in a class light on first-round talent. Can Brett Veach and the front office unearth impact defenders to help Patrick Mahomes chase another Super Bowl? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy weigh the pros and cons of targeting edge rushers like Rueben Bain, Ahkeem Mesidor, and TJ Parker, while debating if double-dipping at the position could finally transform the pass rush.

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0:00.0

Kansas Chiefs are getting ready for the draft, and they pick in a spot that they don't normally pick in the second round.

0:06.5

We're going to talk about that a lot more today on Locked on Chiefs.

0:10.6

From the land of the three and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked on Chiefs podcast.

0:19.7

And welcome back to another episode of Locked on Chiefs,, part of the Lockedon Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:25.0

Part of the number one sports podcast network in the United States.

0:28.4

Thank you all for making us that.

0:30.3

We do truly appreciate it.

0:31.4

And if you haven't already, go check out the Everydayer Club.

0:33.4

You can get more information at that at Lockdownchiefs.com.

0:37.3

Join us on our discord server

0:39.1

have some conversations with ryan and i uh we love talking about this team and about football so

0:44.8

uh let's just dive into it today chiefs are picking at 40 overall they normally never have a pick

0:53.6

anywhere near 40 overall and They normally never have a pick anywhere near 40 overall.

0:56.4

And the reality, and I hate saying this, but the reality in this year's draft,

1:00.8

we talked about this a little bit earlier this week, is it's probably not as top heavy

1:06.5

as you as most drafts.

1:08.7

So at that point, you're talking maybe 15 first rounders in a normal draft.

1:13.5

Maybe this has 9 or 10.

1:16.1

Maybe it really depends on the team.

1:18.4

But that also means that you're going to have even less second round picks.

1:22.5

So, or I mean, you could have more second round picks, I suppose, but you're still probably only going to be getting second round value

1:28.9

for your players at, I don't know, maybe 32 in this draft.

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