Chiefs’ First-Round Draft Pick Latest to Join Cornerback Carousel: ‘Hopefully, I’ll Stay’

Seven different Chiefs starting cornerbacks in the past decade have left the team for greener pastures.

Mansoor Delane of LSU celebrates after being selected sixth overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 23, 2026. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Mansoor Delane is the newest to board the carousel.

The Chiefs traded up in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select Delane with the sixth overall pick. Delane comes in to replace one or both of Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, both of whom left in free agency, adding to a long line of stars who moved on after establishing themselves in Kansas City. Speaking to reporters at the Chiefs rookie minicamp Friday, Delane said his goal is not to be one of them.