The Kansas City Chiefs will pick ninth overall in the 2026 NFL Draft after finishing 6–11, marking a rare spot near the top of the board for a franchise accustomed to drafting late in the first round. It is the Chiefs’ highest draft position since 2013, when they held the No. 1 overall pick and selected Eric Fisher.

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season. The final week of one of the most chaotic regular seasons in recent memory is here. With much of the playoff field already locked up,

Recent first-round picks made by Holmes include Tyleik Williams (2025), Terrion Arnold (2024), Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell (2023), Aidan Hutchinson and Jameson Williams (2022) and Penei Sewell (2021).

The thrilling chase for the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft comes down to the wire as the league approaches the final countdown in Week 18. After multiple weeks of paring down the competition for the “lackluster” prize,