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

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

Apr 03, 2017 at 06:30 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 56 players the Chiefs have drafted in the sixth round since 1967:

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	ALL PRO	PRO BOWL	GAMES	SCHOOL
2016	178	D.J. White	CB	0	0	11	Georgia Tech
2016	203	Dadi Nicolas	DE	0	0	9	Virginia Tech
2015	217	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DT	0	0	18	Southern Miss
2014	193	Zach Fulton	OL	0	0	47	Tennessee
2014	200	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	OL	0	0	30	McGill
2013	170	Eric Kush	OL	0	0	18	California (PA)
2013	204	Braden Wilson	FB	0	0		Kansas St.
2012	182	Cyrus Gray	RB	0	0	35	Texas A&M
2011	199	Jerrell Powe	DT	0	0	28	Mississippi
2009	175	Quinten Lawrence	WR	0	0	6	McNeese St.
2008	170	Barry Richardson	OL	0	0	65	Clemson
2008	182	Kevin Robinson	WR	0	0	8	Utah St.
2007	196	Herbert Taylor	OL	0	0	20	TCU
2006	186	Tre Stallings	OL	0	0	1	Mississippi St.
2006	190	Jeff Webb	WR	0	0	31	San Diego St.
2005	187	Will Svitek	OL	0	0	79	Stanford
2005	199	Khari Long	DE	0	0	1	Baylor
2004	195	Jeris McIntyre	WR	0	0		Auburn
2003	189	Jimmy Wilkerson	DE	0	0	119	Oklahoma
2001	176	Alex Sulfsted	OL	0	0	18	Miami (OH)
2000	188	Darnell Alford	OL	0	0	3	Boston Col.
1998	181	Derrick Ransom	DT	0	0	71	Cincinnati
1997	195	Isaac Byrd	WR	0	0	61	Kansas
1996	176	Dietrich Jells	WR	0	0	41	Pittsburgh
1995	202	Bryan Proby	DT	0	0	3	Arizona St.
1995	207	Tom Barndt	DT	0	0	81	Pittsburgh
1994	185	Anthony Daigle	RB	0	0	1	Fresno St.
1993	159	Darius Turner	RB	0	0		Washington
1992	159	Tony Smith	WR	0	0		Notre Dame
1991	162	Darrell Malone	DB	0	0	29	Jacksonville St.
1990	152	Tom Sims	DT	0	0	47	Pittsburgh
1989	143	Robb Thomas	WR	0	0	136	Oregon St.
1988	139	James Saxon	FB	0	0	111	San Jose St.
1986	141	Kent Hagood	RB	0	0		South Carolina
1985	149	John Bostic	DB	0	0	29	Bethune-Cookman
1984	146	Rufus Stevens	WR	0	0		Grambling St.
1983	146	Ellis Gardner	OL	0	0	17	Georgia Tech
1982	157	Durwood Roquemore	DB	0	0	29	Texas A&M-Kingsville
1981	153	Dock Luckie	DT	0	0		Florida
1980	147	Bubba Garcia	WR	0	0	6	Texas-El Paso
1980	164	Larry Heater	RB	0	0	29	Arizona
1979	140	Robert Gaines	WR	0	0		Washington
1977	150	Rick Burleson	DE	0	0		Texas
1977	167	Andre Herrera	RB	0	0		Southern Illinois
1976	166	Steve Taylor	DB	0	0	14	Kansas
1976	167	Bob Gregolunas	LB	0	0		Northern Illinois
1976	172	Calvin Harper	OL	0	0		Illinois St.
1975	137	Morris LaGrand	RB	0	0	13	Tampa
1975	139	Dave Wasick	LB	0	0		San Jose St.
1974	131	Jay Washington	RB	0	0		Clemson
1973	145	Doug Jones	DB	0	0	68	Cal State-Northridge
1972	153	John Kahler	DE	0	0		Long Beach St.
1971	146	Kerry Reardon	DB	0	0	58	Iowa
1970	156	Bob Hews	OL	0	0	2	Princeton
1969	155	John Pleasant	RB	0	0		Alabama St.
1967	156	Noland Smith	WR	0	0	39	Tennessee St.

Items of note:

The Chiefs have yet to draft either an All-Pro or a Pro Bowler in the sixth round.
The two most popular positions for the Chiefs in the sixth round are offensive lineman and wide receiver. The Chiefs have drafted 12 players of each position since 1967.
The Chiefs have drafted more players in the sixth round from Pittsburgh (3) than any other college in the country since 1967: Dietrich Jells, 1996, Tom Barndt, 1995, Tom Sims, 1990.
Of the 56 players the Chiefs have drafted in the sixth round since 1967, three have eclipsed more than 100 games in their respective careers: Robb Thomas, 1989 (136 games), Jimmy Wilkerson, 2003 (119 games) and James Saxon, 1988 (111 games).
The last five players the Chiefs have selected in the sixth round remain on the team today, and to this point, they have combined for a total of 115 games played. Offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who the Chiefs selected in 2014, is the team's starting right guard and recently signed a contract extension.

Research for this article was assisted by ProFootballReference.com.

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