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

Exploring how successful the Chiefs have been in the first round of the NFL Draft over the years

Apr 20, 2017 at 04:06 AM

In 1967, a system called the "common draft" was implemented for the AFL and NFL. In this system, the two leagues held a joint draft for college players. The "common draft" existed until 1969 as the AFL and NFL would officially merge in 1970.

The following is a list of the 48 players the Chiefs have drafted in the first round since 1967:

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	ALL PRO	PRO BOWL	GAMES	SCHOOL
2015	18	Marcus Peters	CB	1	2	31	Washington
2014	23	Dee Ford	LB	0	0	45	Auburn
2013	1	Eric Fisher	T	0	0	62	Central Michigan
2012	11	Dontari Poe	DT	0	2	78	Memphis
2011	26	Jonathan Baldwin	WR	0	0	33	Pittsburgh
2010	5	Eric Berry	DB	3	5	86	Tennessee
2009	3	Tyson Jackson	DE	0	0	122	LSU
2008	5	Glenn Dorsey	DT	0	0	104	LSU
2008	15	Branden Albert	G	0	2	120	Virginia
2007	23	Dwayne Bowe	WR	0	1	125	LSU
2006	20	Tamba Hali	DE	0	5	172	Penn St.
2005	15	Derrick Johnson	LB	1	4	167	Texas
2003	27	Larry Johnson	RB	1	2	85	Penn St.
2002	6	Ryan Sims	DT	0	0	105	North Carolina
2000	21	Sylvester Morris	WR	0	0	15	Jackson St.
1999	14	John Tait	T	0	0	148	BYU
1998	27	Victor Riley	T	0	0	111	Auburn
1997	13	Tony Gonzalez	TE	6	14	270	California
1996	28	Jerome Woods	DB	0	1	128	Memphis
1995	31	Trezelle Jenkins	T	0	0	9	Michigan
1994	25	Greg Hill	RB	0	0	79	Texas A&M
1992	20	Dale Carter	DB	0	4	157	Tennessee
1991	21	Harvey Williams	RB	0	0	110	LSU
1990	13	Percy Snow	LB	0	0	40	Michigan St.
1989	4	Derrick Thomas HOF	LB	2	9	169	Alabama
1988	2	Neil Smith	DE	1	6	191	Nebraska
1987	19	Paul Palmer	RB	0	0	41	Temple
1986	7	Brian Jozwiak	G	0	0	28	West Virginia
1985	15	Ethan Horton	TE	0	1	116	North Carolina
1984	5	Bill Maas	NT	0	2	130	Pittsburgh
1984	21	John Alt	T	0	2	179	Iowa
1983	7	Todd Blackledge	QB	0	0	46	Penn St.
1982	11	Anthony Hancock	WR	0	0	59	Tennessee
1981	14	Willie Scott	TE	0	0	98	South Carolina
1980	11	Brad Budde	G	0	0	92	USC
1979	2	Mike Bell	DE	0	0	135	Colorado St.
1979	23	Steve Fuller	QB	0	0	90	Clemson
1978	2	Art Still	DE	0	4	167	Kentucky
1977	10	Gary Green	DB	0	4	132	Baylor
1976	14	Rod Walters	G	0	0	55	Iowa
1974	16	Woody Green	RB	0	0	28	Arizona St.
1972	23	Jeff Kinney	RB	0	0	62	Nebraska
1971	16	Elmo Wright	WR	0	0	51	Houston
1970	26	Sid Smith	C	0	0	53	USC
1969	23	Jim Marsalis	DB	1	2	90	Tennessee St.
1968	19	Mo Moorman	G	0	0	72	Texas A&M
1968	22	George Daney	G	0	0	97	Texas-El Paso
1967	24	Gene Trosch	DE	0	0	27	Miami (FL)

The most popular position for the Chiefs to draft in the first round is offensive line (12), followed by defensive line (10), running back and defensive back (6), receiver (5), linebacker (4), tight ends (3) and quarterback (2).
All six defensive backs selected in the first round made at least one Pro Bowl in their careers, led by Eric Berry (No. 5 overall – 2010) with five Pro Bowls. Dale Carter (No. 20 overall - 1992) and Gary Green (No. 10 overall – 1977) had four appearances each. Jim Marsalis (No. 23 overall – 1969) and Marcus Peters (No. 18 overall – 2015) earned two Pro Bowl trips and Jerome Woods (No. 28 overall – 1996) had one.
The Chiefs have selected four players from LSU in the first round of the draft, which is the most for any school. Tyson Jackson (No. 3 overall - 2009), Glenn Dorsey (No. 5 overall - 2008), Dwayne Bowe (No. 23 overall - 2007) and Harvey Williams (No. 21 overall - 1991).
All 48 former Chiefs first-round picks have combined for 67 Pro Bowl appearances, led by tight end Tony Gonzalez (No. 13 overall – 1997) with 14.
Of the 48 picks, 26 of them have played in at least 85 career games.
There are six former first-round picks by the Chiefs that are still currently on the roster. Marcus Peters (No. 18 overall – 2015), Dee Ford (No. 23 overall – 2014), Eric Fisher (No. 1 overall – 2013), Eric Berry (No. 5 overall – 2010), Tamba Hali (No. 20 overall – 2006) and Derrick Johnson (No. 15 overall – 2005).
The Chiefs had no first-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, as they traded out of the first round entirely.

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