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

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

Apr 21, 2015 at 11:34 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 fourth round since 1967:

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	All Pro	Pro Bowl	Games	School
2014	124	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	0	0	12	Oregon
2013	99	Nico Johnson	LB	0	0	18	Alabama
2012	107	Devon Wylie	WR	0	0	12	Fresno St.
2011	118	Jalil Brown	DB	0	0	41	Colorado
2009	102	Donald Washington	DB	0	0	32	Ohio St.
2008	105	Will Franklin	WR	0	0	13	Missouri
2005	116	Craphonso Thorpe	WR	0	0	5	Florida St.
2004	105	Samie Parker	WR	0	0	47	Oregon
2004	126	Jared Allen	DL	4	5	172	Idaho St.
2003	113	Brett Williams	OL	0	0	5	Florida St.
2002	107	Omar Easy	FB	0	0	53	Penn St.
2001	107	Monty Beisel	LB	0	0	119	Kansas St.
2001	108	George Layne	RB	0	0	11	TCU
2000	115	Frank Moreau	RB	0	0	14	Louisville
1999	108	Larry Parker	WR	0	0	38	USC
1998	120	Greg Favors	LB	0	0	101	Mississippi St.
1997	110	Pat Barnes	QB	0	0	1	California
1996	98	Donnie Edwards	LB	0	1	198	UCLA
1995	134	Steve Stenstrom	QB	0	0	17	Stanford
1994	127	Bracy Walker	DB	0	0	167	North Carolina
1993	103	Jaime Fields	LB	0	0	17	Washington
1992	101	Mike Evans	DL	0	0	12	Michigan
1990	96	Fred Jones	WR	0	0	41	Grambling St.
1989	88	Stan Petry	DB	0	0	36	TCU
1988	96	J.R. Ambrose	WR	0	0		Mississippi
1986	87	Tom Baugh	OL	0	0	45	Southern Illinois
1986	90	Chas Fox	WR	0	0	4	Furman
1985	99	Bob Olderman	OL	0	0	16	Virginia
1984	90	Mark Robinson	DB	0	0	88	Penn St.
1983	92	Ron Wetzel	TE	0	0	16	Arizona St.
1982	100	Louis Haynes	LB	0	0	11	North Texas
1982	104	Stuart Anderson	LB	0	0	40	Virginia
1981	97	Ron Washington	WR	0	0		Arizona St.
1980	94	Dave Klug	LB	0	0	26	Concordia-Moorhead (MN)
1979	85	Frank Manumaleuga	LB	0	0	35	San Jose St.
1978	85	Danny Johnson	LB	0	0	3	Tennessee St.
1978	104	Pete Woods	QB	0	0		Missouri
1977	92	Mark Bailey	RB	0	0	27	Long Beach St.
1977	94	Tony Samuels	TE	0	0	56	Bethune-Cookman
1977	95	Darius Helton	OL	0	0	6	North Carolina Central
1977	104	Eric Harris	DB	0	0	71	Memphis
1974	94	Matt Herkenhoff	OL	0	0	125	Minnesota
1973	89	John Lohmeyer	DL	0	0	41	Emporia St.
1972	97	Andy Hamilton	WR	0	0	24	LSU
1971	94	David Robinson	TE	0	0		Jacksonville St.
1969	101	Jack Rudnay	OL	0	4	178	Northwestern
1968	90	Mickey McCarty	TE	0	0	3	TCU
1967	104	Ron Zwernemann	OL	0	0		Texas A&M-Commerce

The Chiefs have drafted one future All-Pro, defensive lineman Jared Allen (2004), in the fourth round. Allen has been named an All-Pro four times (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011).

The Chiefs have drafted three future Pro Bowlers, Jack Rudnay (1969), Donnie Edwards (1996) and Jared Allen (2004) in the fourth round.

The positions linebackerand wide receiver are tied for the two most popular positions in the fourth round. The Chiefs have drafted 10 players of each position since 1967.

The Chiefs have drafted more players in the fourth round from TCU (3) than any other college in the country since 1967: Mickey McCarty (1968), Stan Petry (1989) and George Layne (2001).

Of the 48 players the Chiefs have drafted in the fourth round since 1967, seven eclipsed more than 100 games in their respective careers: Donnie Edwards, 1996 (198 games), Jack Rudnay, 1969 (178 games), Jared Allen, 2004 (172 games), Bracy Walker, 1994 (167 games), Matt Herkenhoff, 1974 (125 games), Monty Beisel, 2001 (119 games) and Greg Favors, 1998 (101 games).

Five Chiefs fourth-round picks are still active in the league today: De'Anthony Thomas (2014), Nico Johnson (2013), Devon Wylie (2012), Jalil Brown (2011) and Jared Allen (2004).

Research for this article was assisted byProFootballReference.com.

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