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.
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Number of Players Drafted by Chiefs from Different Schools Since 1967 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
School |
* * |
School |
* * |
School |
* * |
|
Alabama |
7 |
Iowa St. |
2 |
Rice |
4 |
|
Alabama St. |
1 |
Itawamba JC |
1 |
Richmond |
1 |
|
Ala-Birmingham |
1 |
Jackson St. |
4 |
Rutgers |
2 |
|
Alcorn St. |
4 |
Jacksonville St. |
2 |
S.F. Austin |
1 |
|
American Int. |
1 |
Kansas |
7 |
Saginaw Valley St. |
2 |
|
Appalachian St. |
2 |
Kansas St. |
5 |
San Diego St. |
4 |
|
Arizona |
4 |
Kentucky |
2 |
San Jose St. |
7 |
|
Arizona St. |
5 |
Kentucky St. |
1 |
SE Louisiana |
1 |
|
Arkansas |
3 |
Lake Forest |
1 |
SMU |
4 |
|
Ark-Pine Bluff |
1 |
La-Lafayette |
1 |
So. Dakota-Springfield |
1 |
|
Auburn |
9 |
La-Monroe |
2 |
South Carolina |
5 |
|
Azusa Pacific |
1 |
Long Beach St. |
2 |
South Carolina St. |
1 |
|
Ball St. |
1 |
Louisiana Tech |
1 |
South Florida |
1 |
|
Baylor |
3 |
Louisville |
2 |
Southern Colorado |
1 |
|
Bethune-Cookman |
3 |
LSU |
10 |
Southern Illinois |
3 |
|
Bishop |
1 |
Luther |
1 |
Southern Miss |
2 |
|
Boise St. |
1 |
Maryland |
3 |
St. Thomas |
1 |
|
Boston Col. |
4 |
Massachusetts |
1 |
Stanford |
5 |
|
Boston Univ. |
2 |
McGill |
1 |
SW Missouri St. |
2 |
|
BYU |
2 |
McNeese St. |
1 |
Syracuse |
3 |
|
C.W. Post |
1 |
Memphis |
4 |
Tampa |
2 |
|
Cal State-Northridge |
1 |
Miami (FL) |
10 |
TCU |
4 |
|
California |
6 |
Miami (OH) |
3 |
Temple |
4 |
|
California (PA) |
1 |
Michigan |
7 |
Tenn-Chattanooga |
1 |
|
Cameron |
1 |
Michigan St. |
2 |
Tennessee |
10 |
|
Catawba |
1 |
Minnesota |
6 |
Tennessee St. |
7 |
|
Central Florida |
1 |
Miss. Valley St. |
1 |
Texas |
8 |
|
Central Michigan |
2 |
Mississippi |
5 |
Texas A&M |
7 |
|
Cincinnati |
2 |
Mississippi Col. |
1 |
Texas A&M-Comm. |
2 |
|
Clark (GA) |
1 |
Mississippi St. |
4 |
Texas A&M-King. |
1 |
|
Clemson |
4 |
Missouri |
6 |
Texas Southern |
2 |
|
Colgate |
1 |
Missouri West. |
1 |
Texas St. |
3 |
|
Colorado |
7 |
Morgan St. |
1 |
Texas Tech |
3 |
|
Colorado St. |
2 |
NE Oklahoma |
1 |
Texas-Arlington |
3 |
|
Concordia-Moorhead (MN) |
1 |
Nebraska |
8 |
Texas-El Paso |
5 |
|
Cornell |
1 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
1 |
Troy |
1 |
|
Delta St. |
1 |
Nevada |
1 |
Tulane |
1 |
|
East Carolina |
1 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
Tulsa |
3 |
|
East. Washington |
1 |
New Mexico |
3 |
Tuskegee |
1 |
|
Edward Waters |
1 |
New Mexico St. |
1 |
U.S. International |
1 |
|
Emporia St. |
1 |
Nicholls St. |
2 |
UCLA |
9 |
|
Florida |
3 |
North Carolina |
5 |
USC |
4 |
|
Florida A&M |
1 |
North Carolina Central |
1 |
Utah |
1 |
|
Florida St. |
6 |
North Carolina St. |
4 |
Utah St. |
2 |
|
Fort Valley St. |
1 |
North Dakota |
2 |
Vanderbilt |
2 |
|
Fresno St. |
4 |
North Texas |
2 |
Virginia |
5 |
|
Furman |
2 |
Northern Arizona |
1 |
Virginia Tech |
3 |
|
Gardner-Webb |
1 |
Northern Illinois |
1 |
Wake Forest |
3 |
|
Georgia |
3 |
Northern Michigan |
1 |
Washburn |
1 |
|
Georgia Southern |
1 |
Northwestern |
3 |
Washington |
6 |
|
Georgia Tech |
3 |
Notre Dame |
10 |
Washington St. |
1 |
|
Grambling St. |
9 |
NW State (LA) |
1 |
Weber St. |
1 |
|
Grand Valley St. |
1 |
Ohio St. |
5 |
West Texas A&M |
1 |
|
Hampton |
1 |
Oklahoma |
6 |
West Virginia |
3 |
|
Hanover |
1 |
Oklahoma St. |
2 |
Whitworth (WA) |
1 |
|
Hastings |
1 |
Oregon |
4 |
William & Mary |
2 |
|
Hawaii |
1 |
Oregon St. |
3 |
William Penn |
1 |
|
Holy Cross |
1 |
Penn St. |
10 |
Wisconsin |
3 |
|
Houston |
1 |
Pennsylvania |
1 |
Wisc-Stout |
1 |
|
Idaho St. |
2 |
Pittsburgh |
10 |
Wyoming |
1 |
|
Illinois |
5 |
Prairie View |
2 |
Yale |
1 |
|
Illinois St. |
2 |
Princeton |
2 | ||
|
Iowa |
10 |
Purdue |
6 | ||
- There is a seven-way tie for the school with the most drafted players (10): Iowa, LSU, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee
- The only player to ever be drafted by the Chiefs from Azusa Pacific is running back Christian Okoye, which turned out well. Okoye was a second-round pick (No. 35 overall) back in 1987
- The school with the most Pro Bowls from players drafted by the Chiefs is Nebraska with 18 (Neil Smith – 6, Will Shields – 12)
- The school with the most Pro Bowl players drafted by the Chiefs is Tennessee with three (Dustin Colquitt, Eric Berry, Dale Carter)
- The only player drafted by the Chiefs from Morgan State is Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier. He was a second-round pick (No. 50 overall) in 1967.











