My all-time Chiefs teams by round

[Rain Man]

For discussion purposes, here's my all-time Chiefs team by each round of the draft. I'd like to do free agent teams as well, but that would be a lot more work.

My rule is that I only considered their contributions for the Chiefs. I didn't want to pollute the team with a bunch of old AFL draftees who went to the NFL and never played for the Chiefs.

I do occasionally change a lineup a little if the reason is compelling, or I'll move a player's position slightly (e.g., ILB to OLB) if warranted.

Also, if a slot is blank it means we've never drafted someone in that position (or at some positions we didn't draft two).

Round 1

Spoiler!

You'll recognize these guys. There are a couple of head-scratchers like Harvey Williams and Sylvester Morris, but the pickings were slim some of the skill positions.

And yeah, yeah, Dee Ford. I figure the rest of that front seven can cover for him.

Overall, this is a kick*** team. They would take any other team's lunch money.

QB Patrick Mahomes
RB Harvey Williams
RB/WR Larry Johnson
WR Sylvester Morris
WR Dwayne Bowe
TE Tony Gonzalez*HOF
OT Eric Fisher
OT John Alt
G Ed Budde
G Mo Moorman
C E.J. Holub
K
P
S Eric Berry
S Jerome Woods
CB Dale Carter
CB Gary Green
OLB Dee Ford
OLB Derrick Thomas*HOF
ILB Derrick Johnson
DE Neil Smith
DE Art Still
DT Buck Buchanan*HOF
DT Bill Maas

Round 2

Spoiler!

We have a very uneven roster here. There are a few big stars, especially on defense, and several productive players in general, but overall this team is far weaker than the Round 1 team, which would be expected.

QB Mike Livingston
RB Christian Okoye
RB/WR Joe Delaney
WR Mecole Hardman
WR Kevin Lockett
TE Jonathan Hayes
OT Charlie Getty
OT Dave Lutz
G Jeff Allen
G
C Tim Grunhard
K
P
S Juan Thornhill
S Reggie Tongue
CB Javier Arenas
CB Brandon Flowers
OLB Nick Bolton
OLB Jim Lynch
ILB Willie Lanier*HOF
DE Wilbur Young
DE Darren Mickell
DT Chris Jones
DT Turk McBride (edit: corrected from Junior Siavii)

Round 3

Spoiler!

Round 3 is solid on offense if Brodie Croyle's arm is as good as I think, though they have some gaps on the offensive line. The defense would also fare pretty well with several stars and lot of good players overall.

QB Brodie Croyle
RB Kareem Hunt
RB/WR Jamaal Charles
WR Henry Marshall
WR Tamarick Vanover
TE Travis Kelce
OT Jim Tyrer
OT Donald Stephenson
G Jon Asamoah
G Will Shields*HOF
C
K
P Dustin Colquitt
S Gary Barbaro
S Lloyd Burruss
CB Albert Lewis
CB Steven Nelson
OLB Justin Houston
OLB Tom Howard
ILB Gary Spani
DE Allen Bailey
DE Leonard Griffin
DT John Browning
DT Derrick Nnadi

Round 4

Spoiler!

Round 4 is kind of tough. There are a few stars and a few serviceable journeymen, but this lineup would struggle in the NFL. And yes, Kaindoh makes the all-time team at his position.

QB Steve Stenstrom
RB De'Anthony Thomas
RB/WR Otis Taylor
WR Frank Pitts
WR Demarcus Robinson
TE Tony Samuels
OT Daryl Sanders
OT Matt Herkenhoff
G Parker Ehinger
G Bob Olderman
C Jack Rudnay
K
P
S Eric Murray
S Bracy Walker
CB Eric Harris
CB L'Jarius Sneed
OLB Frank Manumaleuga
OLB Greg Favors
ILB Donnie Edwards
DE Joshua Kaindoh
DE Jared Allen
DT Ed Lothamer
DT John Lohmeyer

Round 5

Spoiler!

I eliminated the TE and went with four WRs here, because this team is loaded with WRs. And very little else.

QB Kevin Hogan
RB Derrick Blaylock
RB/WR Carlos Carson
WR Tyreek Hill
WR Dante Hall
WR Joe Horn
OT Jordan Black
OT Derrick Graham
G Lindsay Knapp
G Doug Van Horn
C Mike Oriard
K Justin Medlock
P Jim Arnold
S Kendrick Lewis
S Charles Mincy
CB Pat Dennis
CB Brandon Carr
OLB Scott Fujita
OLB D.J. Alexander
ILB Jimbo Elrod
DE Jerry Mays
DE Michael Danna
DT Eric Holle
DT Willie Lee

Round 6

Spoiler!

The sixth-round team is built around our guards and Rashad Fenton. Zach Fulton was tough to leave off at the guard spot. I feel like this is historically a spot where special-teams guys are selected, so we have some holes.

QB
RB Darwin Thompson
RB/WR James Saxon
WR Robb Thomas
WR Noland Smith
TE
OT Barry Richardson
OT Will Svitek
G Trey Smith
G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
C Eric Kush
K
P
S Durwood Roquemore
S Kerry Reardon
CB Rashad Fenton
CB D.J. White
OLB
OLB
ILB
DE Jimmy Wilkerson
DE Khari Long
DT Tom Barndt
DT Derrick Ransom

Round 7 or later

Spoiler!

This team is actually pretty good, mostly because a lot of our early AFL guys came later in the 20+ round drafts.

QB Bob Gagliano
RB Curtis McClinton
RB/WR Mike Garrett
WR Gloster Richardson
WR Frank Jackson
TE Fred Arbanas
OT Irv Eatman
OT Dave Hill
G Tom Condon
G Dave Szott
C Adam Lingner
K Tommy Brooker
P Jerrel Wilson
S Bobby Hunt
S Mike Sensibaugh
CB Kevin Ross
CB Eric Warfield
OLB Bobby Bell*HOF
OLB Dave Rozumek
ILB Aaron Pearson
DE Whitney Paul
DE Gary Baldinger
DT Ken Kremer
DT Curt Farrier

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Why Hogan over Stanzi? Was he technically active for more games or something?

I think the sheer buzz and controversy stirred up on CP should elevate him far past Hogan in terms of his importance in team history

That was a tough call, and I could go either way. Neither player was ever active on game day for the Chiefs as far as I could tell, so I picked Hogan just because he ended up getting one start for Cleveland and was a game-day active occasionally in three seasons for them, so I figure he was the better player of the two.

And yeah, Cleveland. I recognize that that's a hole in my logic.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by big nasty kcnut

i like to see who our traded/free agent line up would look like

I would too, but I'm not sure how to get a list of free agents without a ton of work.

[Bump]

cool list

I guess Chris Jones and Junior Siavi are the only DT's we ever took in the 2nd lol

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I would too, but I'm not sure how to get a list of free agents without a ton of work.

I'll help. Here's one-- Len Dawson.

Okay, I think you can take it from here.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Bump

cool list

I guess Chris Jones and Junior Siavi are the only DT's we ever took in the 2nd lol

We also had Eddie Freeman and Turk McBride, so the #2 spot after Chris Jones is open for debate.

[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by KCJake

I was really bummed when Joe Horn left. That guy was a baller. Didn't he bang Wilie Roaf's wife ?!?!?!

Same here. His last season in KC he was playing good. I never imagined that he would go on to have a hall of fame career for the Saints. But I did think at the time that he should have been kept. Seeing the career he had really poured salt in that wound.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

We also had Eddie Freeman and Turk McBride, so the #2 spot after Chris Jones is open for debate.

In retrospect, Turk McBride clearly earned the #2 spot with Chris Jones. He got 10 starts in his two years with the team, whereas Siavii didn't start at all, nor did Eddie Freeman. McBride also had more tackles by a long shot. I'm going to edit that entry since I'm in error there.