Sheil Kapadia

It's hard for rookies to play really well right away.

And so I stand by that, but this is the type of selection that,

that could really be more impactful to who's playing in January than maybe any other pick in the top 10.

If the Chiefs come out of this draft in the first round with a wide receiver who can compete for offensive rookie of the year right away, who can make plays downfield for them, and that's what Cardinal Tate did last year, averaging over 17 yards per reception, 6-2, 192 wins on the outside there.

I thought, man, that could maybe change what I think about the Chiefs going into 2026.

So I thought this was a very interesting pick.

And I almost got to the point where I thought, when I do a mock, do I need to push these wide receivers further?

Up a little bit.

Yeah, because I'm looking at it going, well, would the Saints be interested?

You know, would the Browns, would the Commanders, is there someone in the Commanders who would say, Cardinal Tate is going to be more impactful for us than Jeremiah Love is, and if we hit, it just is going to make a lot more financial sense.

So to your point, and I did want to ask you about this,

The number one wide receiver in this draft, are you on?

No, it is Cardinal Tate.

I know other people disagree, but I'm firmly it's Cardinal Tate.

Are you like, there's a lot of guys bunched and I might change my mind 10 times between now and the draft?

I do think that's a big question with this draft is how much separation is there with these top wide receivers and how does that kind of inform what a team like the Chiefs might do at number nine?

It seems like every draft, there's a receiver in the first round who everyone agrees is a good receiver.

And it's just like, this guy's reliable, professional, dependable.

And sometimes we say, oh, they might not have like the highest ceiling.

Like I would have to go back and look.