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

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

Apr 29, 2015 at 05:50 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 40 players the Chiefs have drafted in the second round since 1967:

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	All Pro	Pro Bowl	Games	School
2012	44	Jeff Allen	OL	0	0	32	Illinois
2011	55	Rodney Hudson	OL	0	0	51	Florida St.
2010	36	Dexter McCluster	WR	0	1	72	Mississippi
2010	50	Javier Arenas	DB	0	0	69	Alabama
2008	35	Brandon Flowers	DB	0	1	102	Virginia Tech
2007	54	Turk McBride	DL	0	0	66	Tennessee
2006	54	Bernard Pollard	DB	0	0	126	Purdue
2004	36	Junior Siavii	DL	0	0	56	Oregon
2004	61	Kris Wilson	TE	0	0	97	Pittsburgh
2003	47	Kawika Mitchell	LB	0	0	97	South Florida
2002	43	Eddie Freeman	DL	0	0	20	Ala-Birmingham
2000	54	William Bartee	DB	0	0	87	Oklahoma
1999	54	Mike Cloud	RB	0	0	78	Boston Col.
1997	47	Kevin Lockett	WR	0	0	86	Kansas St.
1996	58	Reggie Tongue	DB	0	0	145	Oregon St.
1994	58	Donnell Bennett	RB	0	0	102	Miami (FL)
1992	40	Matt Blundin	QB	0	0	3	Virginia
1991	50	Joe Valerio	OL	0	0	62	Pennsylvania
1990	40	Tim Grunhard	OL	0	1	169	Notre Dame
1989	32	Mike Elkins	QB	0	0	1	Wake Forest
1987	35	Christian Okoye	RB	1	2	79	Azusa Pacific
1986	35	Dino Hackett	LB	0	1	88	Appalachian St.
1985	41	Jonathan Hayes	TE	0	0	184	Iowa
1984	34	Scott Radecic	LB	0	0	182	Penn St.
1983	34	Dave Lutz	OL	0	0	187	Georgia Tech
1982	46	Calvin Daniels	LB	0	0	70	North Carolina
1981	41	Joe Delaney	RB	0	1	23	NW State (LA)
1978	29	Sylvester Hicks	DL	0	0	43	Tennessee St.
1977	37	Tony Reed	RB	0	0	71	Colorado
1976	41	Cliff Frazier	DL	0	0	14	UCLA
1975	34	Elmore Stephens	TE	0	0		Kentucky
1974	41	Charlie Getty	OL	0	0	134	Penn St.
1973	27	Gary Butler	TE	0	0	25	Rice
1971	39	Wilbur Young	DL	0	0	153	William Penn
1971	42	Scott Lewis	DL	0	0		Grambling St.
1970	52	Clyde Werner	LB	0	0	63	Washington
1969	48	Ed Podolak	RB	0	0	104	Iowa
1968	48	Mike Livingston	QB	0	1	91	SMU
1967	47	Jim Lynch	LB	0	1	151	Notre Dame
1967	50	Willie Lanier	LB	8	6	149	Morgan St.

The Chiefs have drafted one future Hall of Famer, linebacker Willie Lanier (1967), in the second round.

The Chiefs have drafted two future All-Pros, Willie Lanier (1967) and Christian Okoye (1987), in the second round. Lanier was an All-Pro eight times (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) and Okoye was an All-Pro once (1989)

The Chiefs have drafted nine future Pro Bowlers, Willie Lanier (1967) Jim Lynch (1967), Mike Livingston (1968), Joe Delaney (1981), Dino Hackett (1986), Christian Okoye (1987) Tim Grunhard (1990), Brandon Flowers (2008) and Dexter McCluster (2010), in the second round.

The positions defensive linemanand lineman are tied for the two most popular positions in the second round. The Chiefs have drafted seven players of each position since 1967.

There is a three-way tie for most popular college the Chiefs have drafted from in the second round. The Chiefs have drafted two players from Iowa, Notre Dame and Penn State.

Of the 40 players the Chiefs have drafted in the second round since 1967, 13 eclipsed more than 100 games in their respective careers: Dave Lutz, 1983 (187), Jonathan Hayes, 1985 (184 games), Scott Radecic, 1984 (182 games), Tim Grunhard, 1990 (169 games), Wilbur Young, 1971 (153 games), Jim Lynch, 1967 (151 games), Willie Lanier, 1967 (149 games), Reggie Tongue, 1996 (145 games), Charlie Getty, 1974 (134 games), Bernard Pollard, 2006 (126 games), Ed Podolak, 1969 (104 games), Brandon Flowers, 2008 (102 games), Donnell Bennett, 1994 (102 games).

Six Chiefs second-round picks are still active in the league today: Jeff Allen (2012), Rodney Hudson (2011), Dexter McCluster (2010), Javier Arenas (2010), Brandon Flowers (2008) and Bernard Pollard (2006).
- The Chiefs have not had a second-round pick in the past two drafts (2013, 2014) as a result of their trade with the San Francisco 49ers for current starting quarterback Alex Smith.

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