A Historical Look at the Chiefs' First-Round Draft Picks

Exploring who the Chiefs have taken in the first round of the NL Draft over the years

Apr 22, 2019 at 10:02 AM

Chiefs Reporter

A system called the "common draft" was implemented for the AFL and NFL in 1967, creating a joint draft between the two leagues and establishing the precursor for what has become the marquee event of the offseason.

The two leagues merged in 1970, and the rest is history.

Over the last three weeks leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft, we've taken a look back at who the Kansas City Chiefs have selected in each round since the event's beginnings 52 years ago.

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For a look at all of the Chiefs' selections in this year's draft, click here.

Here is what we've covered so far:

We'll wrap up this series with the first round, where the Chiefs currently own the No. 29 overall pick in this year's draft. There have been plenty of notable players selected with that exact pick in NFL history, including Oakland Raiders' offensive guard Steve Wisniewski (No. 29 in 1989), New York Jets' center Nick Mangold (No. 29 in 2006) and Minnesota Vikings' safety Harrison Smith (No. 29 in 2012).

The Chiefs didn't have a pick in the first round last year, as the selection was part of the trade that landed quarterback Patrick Mahomes a year prior. As General Manager Brett Veach said last week, it ended up being a pretty good deal.

Here's a look at who the Chiefs have drafted in the first round since 1967:

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YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POSITION	GAMES WITH KC	SCHOOL
2017	10	Patrick Mahomes	QB	17	Texas Tech
2015	18	Marcus Peters	CB	45	Washington
2014	23	Dee Ford	LB	67	Auburn
2013	1	Eric Fisher	T	94	Central Michigan
2012	11	Dontari Poe	DT	78	Memphis
2011	26	Jonathan Baldwin	WR	26	Pittsburgh
2010	5	Eric Berry	DB	89	Tennessee
2009	3	Tyson Jackson	DE	74	LSU
2008	15	Branden Albert	G	85	Virginia
2008	5	Glenn Dorsey	DT	66	LSU
2007	23	Dwayne Bowe	WR	118	LSU
2006	20	Tamba Hali	DE	177	Penn State
2005	15	Derrick Johnson	LB	182	Texas
2003	27	Larry Johnson	RB	75	Penn State
2002	6	Ryan Sims	DT	59	North Carolina
2000	21	Sylvester Morris	WR	15	Jackson State
1999	14	John Tait	T	75	BYU
1998	27	Victor Riley	T	48	Auburn
1997	13	Tony Gonzalez	TE	190	California
1996	28	Jerome Woods	DB	128	Memphis
1995	31	Trezelle Jenkins	T	9	Michigan
1994	25	Greg Hill	RB	63	Texas A&M
1992	20	Dale Carter	DB	104	Tennessee
1991	21	Harvey Williams	RB	35	LSU
1990	13	Percy Snow	LB	30	Michigan State
1989	4	Derrick Thomas	LB	169	Alabama
1988	2	Neil Smith	DE	138	Nebraska
1987	19	Paul Palmer	RB	27	Temple
1986	7	Brian Jozwiak	G	28	West Virginia
1985	15	Ethan Horton	TE	16	North Carolina
1984	21	John Alt	T	179	Iowa
1984	5	Bill Maas	NT	116	Pittsburgh
1983	7	Todd Blackledge	QB	40	Penn State
1982	11	Anthony Hancock	WR	59	Tennessee
1981	14	Willie Scott	TE	72	South Carolina
1980	11	Brad Budde	G	92	USC
1979	23	Steve Fuller	QB	52	Clemson
1979	2	Mike Bell	DE	135	Colorado State
1978	2	Art Still	DE	136	Kentucky
1977	10	Gary Green	DB	100	Baylor
1976	14	Rod Walters	G	52	Iowa
1974	16	Woody Green	RB	28	Arizona State
1972	23	Jeff Kinney	RB	50	Nebraska
1971	16	Elmo Wright	WR	45	Houston
1970	26	Sid Smith	C	42	USC
1969	23	Jim Marsalis	DB	78	Tennessee State
1968	22	George Daney	G	97	Texas - El Paso
1968	19	Mo Moorman	G	72	Texas A&M
1967	24	Gene Trosch	DE	27	Miami (FL)

Notes:

- All forty-nine of Kansas City's first-round picks since 1967 have gone on to suit up for the Chiefs, playing in a combined 3,799 contests.

- 13 of those 49 picks played at least 100 games with Kansas City: tight end Tony Gonzalez (190), linebacker Derrick Johnson (182), offensive tackle John Alt (179), defensive end Tamba Hali (177), linebacker Derrick Thomas (169), defensive end Neil Smith, defensive end Art Still (136), defensive end Mike Bell (135), defensive back Jerome Woods (128), wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (118), nose tackle Bill Maas (116), defensive back Dale Carter (104) and defensive back Gary Green (100).

- The Chiefs have a knack for drafting prolific pass rushers in the first round, as Thomas (126.5), Hali (89.5), Smith (85.5) and Still (73.0) are four of the top five sack artists in franchise history. Thomas was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

- Another player that will find themselves in the Hall of Fame this summer is Gonzalez, who finished his career with the most career catches (1,325), receiving yards (15,127), 100-yard receiving games (31) and second-most touchdowns (114) by a tight end in NFL history.