KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs entered Thursday night with two selections in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.
They ended the night with two new players on the defensive side of the ball.
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UPDATE, 9:47 p.m. | The Kansas City Chiefs select Clemson DT Peter Woods as the No. 29 pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.
UPDATE, 9:38 p.m. | KSHB 41 Sports reporter McKenzie Nelson spoke with Mansoor Delane.
Welcome to Kansas City, Mansoor Delane! #ChiefsKingdom #NFLDraft @KSHB41 @mansoordelane pic.twitter.com/WWhnjN8MZh
— McKenzie Nelson (@McKenzieMNelson) April 24, 2026
UPDATE, 7:55 p.m. | The Chiefs traded three picks (9, 74 and 148) to move up and make the No. 6 pick in the first round.
"They made the best move in the draft," LSU CB Monsoor Delane says.
The #Chiefs traded 3 picks (9/74/148) to move up to select LSU DB Monsoor Delane. He says it was a smart decision:
— Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) April 24, 2026
“They made the best move in the draft.”#ChiefsKingdom @KSHB41
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UPDATE, 7:40 p.m. | The Kansas City Chiefs select LSU CB Mansoor Delane in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Delane is just under 6 feet tall and weighs 187 pounds.
He started all 11 games for LSU in 2025. Delane was selected as a first-team member of the Associated Press All-American Team in 2025.
UPDATE, 7:35 p.m. | The Kansas City Chiefs trade with the Cleveland Browns for No. 6 overall pick, per sources.
Full trade: No. 6 for 9, 74, 148 https://t.co/4cMI0laWuq
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 24, 2026
UPDATE, 7 p.m. | It's draft time!
THE 2026 NFL DRAFT HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN.
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) April 24, 2026
UPDATE, 6:55 p.m. | KSHB 41 Sports' McKenzie Nelson captured the draft flyover in Pittsburgh.
Flyover 🇺🇸 #nfldraft pic.twitter.com/82UmQYKFsY
— McKenzie Nelson (@McKenzieMNelson) April 23, 2026
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m. | KSHB 41's Matt Foster and McKenzie Nelson are in Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft. They report Chiefs Kingdom is present, too.
#ChiefsKingdom is present in Pittsburgh — with a few boos from the other 31 fan bases. pic.twitter.com/h641hhimy4
— Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) April 23, 2026
UPDATE, 5 p.m. | KSHB 41 News anchor Caitlin Knute is at the Power & Light District, where an estimated 4,000 fans will watch the 2026 NFL Draft.
KSHB Sports Director Mick Schaffer has a preview of what the Chiefs may do tonight with their first-round picks, and KSHB Sports reporter McKenzie Nelson shows off a famous mural inside a landmark Pittsburgh restaurant.
UPDATE, 4 p.m. | Get your NFL Draft night underway by checking out the final first-round mock draft from KSHB 41 Chiefs insider Nick Jacobs.
If you haven't been to Pittsburgh, KSHB 41's Matt Foster and McKenzie Nelson arrived there earlier this week and, in addition to covering the draft, have explored parts of the city.
Let's start with McKenzie's report from Pittsburgh's legendary Primanti Bros.
McKenzie and Matt both took a spin on the Duquesne Incline to put the "fun" in funicular.
UPDATE, 3 p.m. | Football fans in Kansas City got their chance to experience the NFL Draft when it came to town in 2023, taking over the north lawn of the National World War I Museum and Memorial and the front of Kansas City's Union Station.
Dubbed the NFL Draft Theater, the complex is a traveling road show each year the league visits a new city.
Matt Foster filed this report about an artist who helps add some flair to the theater.
UPDATE, 2 p.m. | What started as a routine flight to the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, turned into an unexpected bonding moment between strangers and a soon-to-be NFL rookie.
McKenzie Nelson had her camera rolling as the moment unfolded.
LINK | Chiefs embrace rare top-10 pick in this week's 2026 NFL Draft
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