Best draft picks by Round - Round 2

[Rain Man]

Lots of solid pros here. My top ten are:

1. Willie Lanier, 1967. Hall of Famer, so let's start there. 11 years starting for the Chiefs, 8 pro bowls, 3 all-pro selections, and an interception in a Super Bowl. In 1994 he was named to the NFL's 75-year anniversary tea, and in 1999 The Sporting News listed him as the 42nd best football player of all time.
Here's something I never knew, though. The Chiefs traded Wille to the Colts in 1978 for a fifth round pick, but he retired before suiting up for them.

2. Jim Lynch, 1967. Talk about getting screwed over in the draft. Lynch was drafted as a middle linebacker in the second round, and three picks later the Chiefs drafted Lanier. Jim had a strong career after getting reassigned to ROLB, playing 11 years and getting one pro bowl selection.

3. Christian Okoye, 1987. His career was short, but nightmarish. Six seasons with the team, two pro bowls, and one all-pro. Objectively, he had only two good seasons, but those two seasons were full of fun.

4. Tim Grunhard, 1990. 11 years with the team and one pro bowl. He was a key element of Marty's power running game.

5. Mike Livingston, 1968. 12 years with the Chiefs and one pro bowl. He only had three seasons as a starter, but made 75 starts over the year. And he should be very well regarded, because 1969 was his first year playing notably, and he started 6 games as a third-stringer in the Chiefs' Super Bowl season. Thank this man.

6. Ed Podolak, 1969. 9 years as a Chief, with 4 years starting. He was a versatile back who could run, catch, and return kicks. Great game in the cursed Christmas 1971 game.

7. Brandon Flowers, 2008. Six seasons as a solid starter for the Chiefs, with one pro bowler. Textbook tackler on some really bad teams.

8. Dino Hackett, 1985. Six seasons with the Chiefs and one pro bowl. Decent player, good linebacker name.

9. Jonathan Hayes, 1985. Nine seasons as a Chief. Never made a pro bowl and wasn't much of a receiving threat, but he was a good blocking TE who could get out in routes occasionally.

10. Joe Delaney, 1981. Two seasons as a Chief with one pro bowl. Maybe he objectively doesn't get this spot, but come on. If you saw him play, you knew what he could do. If not for the tragedy he would rank much higher.

Other strong candidates abound, including:

Charlie Getty
Dave Lutz
Wilbur Young
Reggie Tongue
Donnell Bennett
Kawika Mitchell
Calvin Daniels
William Bartee
Mitch Morse
Rodney Hudson
Scott Radecic
Joe Valerio
Clyde Werner
Kevin Lockett
Sylvester Hicks
Dexter McCluster
Javier Arenas
Chris Jones
Kris Wilson
Tony Reed
Jeff Allen
Bernard Pollard