Chiefs Scouts reveal thoughts on 4th round selection DB Jadon Canady

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Oregon Ducks defensive back Jadon Canady with the 109th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Chiefs' scouting department weighed in significantly on the decision to select Canady in the 4th round during their post-draft press conference.

"We took Jadon Canady, the nickel from Oregon. I think first and foremost, you have to give kudos to (Oregon Head) Coach (Dan) Lanning and (Oregon Chief of Staff) Marshall Malchow for what they've done at Oregon and the development they've done with all their players." said Western Regional Scout Greg Castillio, "I mean, you saw, we took Jeff Bassa last year, so they've done a tremendous job. As far as Jadon (Canady) is concerned, he's an uber competitive nickel corner. At the same time, I think the most important thing is (that) he also provides special teams value. This guy has been productive gunner everywhere he's been. Just from a nickel standpoint, he'll compete for that role. Then, in addition to that, this guy's a feisty competitor.

Canady's pro day was impressive and played a role in his day 3 selection.

"I was at the pro day, and I think the one thing I took away was just the competitive nature. He ran fast enough, and the cool thing is that he chose to do everything." said Castillio "You see a lot of these guys picking and choosing, and this guy came in with the mindset of, 'Let me just compete today,' and he showed up pretty well, even with the position drill stuff too, which I thought was one of the better things he did, you know, the reactionary athleticism, closing speed, acceleration, all that fun stuff."

Canady spent only last season at Oregon after spending two seasons at Ole Miss and two at Tulane. The Chiefs' scouts considered his college movement before making their selection.

"This is one of those guys where we did talk a little bit about his time at Ole Miss as well as at Tulane. Now, there were some relationships where, part of his journey to Oregon, they were familiar with him from coaches who had been at some of those prior programs. You mention NIL, but really this is one of those kids who has been driven by football (for) a lot of his path," said National Scout Jonathan Howard, "A lot of it was opportunity and the opportunity to play football at the highest level. That also speaks to the program where he ends up in Oregon, where Greg (Castillo) was talking about earlier. This is a program that you've seen a lot of consistency (and) you've seen what their culture is about, and we trust that."