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Patrick Mahomes jogging in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform while carrying his helmet.
Patrick Mahomes was drafted 10th overall in the 2017 NFL draft.[1] Since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018, Mahomes has been the league's Most Valuable Player twice (2018 and 2022), the 2018 Offensive Player of the Year, a three-time All-Pro, a six-time Pro Bowler, and the 2020 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.[2][1][3] Mahomes has also played in four Super Bowls, three of which the Chiefs won (LIV, LVII, LVIII), and earned Super Bowl MVP in each victory.[4][5]

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference West Division.[6] The team was founded in 1959 as the Dallas Texans by businessman Lamar Hunt, and was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL).[7][8][9] In spring 1963, the team relocated to Kansas City, and assumed its current name.[7][8][10] The Chiefs joined the NFL prior to the 1970 season as a result of the AFL–NFL merger.[11][12][13]

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[14][15][16] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[17] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[18]

Before the merger agreements in 1966, the AFL directly competed with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues began holding a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft.[19][20][21] The first AFL draft was held prior to the start of the 1960 season. The first round of the 1960 AFL draft was territorial selections. Each team received a "territorial pick" which allowed them to select a single player within a pre-agreed upon designated region (the team's "territory"). Teams then agreed on the top eight players at each position, who were subsequently assigned to teams by random draw, with each of the eight teams receiving one of those players. This process was repeated until all 53 roster spots were filled.[22] Beginning in the 1961 draft, the AFL, using the same system as the NFL, began to assign picks based on the previous season's standings.[23]

Since the team's first draft, the Chiefs have selected 61 players in the first round.[24] The team's first-round pick in the inaugural AFL draft was Don Meredith, a quarterback out of Southern Methodist University (SMU); he was the team's territorial selection.[22][25] The Chiefs have held the first overall pick twice, once in the AFL draft, selecting Buck Buchanan in 1963, and once in the NFL draft, selecting Eric Fisher in 2013.[24] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Chiefs selected Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy.[26]

The Chiefs did not draft a player in the first round on nine occasions. Four of the team's first-round picks—Buck Buchanan, Tony Gonzalez, Gale Sayers, and Derrick Thomas—have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame;[27][28] one of these, Sayers, chose not to play for the Chiefs and joined the NFL instead.[29] The Chiefs used additional first-round picks in the 1960s to select Don Meredith and Ronnie Bull, who also chose to sign with the NFL instead.[30][31]

Player selections

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Tony Gonzalez smiling in a Pro Bowl jersey.
Tight end Tony Gonzalez was drafted 13th overall by the Chiefs in the 1997 NFL draft.[32] Gonzales was a 14-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro, and finished his career with the most receptions and receiving yards by a tight end in history.[33][34] He was inducted into the Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2018, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019, and was also selected for the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.[33][34][35]
Eric Fisher in a Kansas City Chiefs helmet and uniform while on an NFL field.
Eric Fisher was drafted first overall by the Chiefs in 2013. He played eight seasons for the team, during which time he was a two-time Pro Bowler.[36]
Eric Berry in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform and holding his helmet.
Eric Berry is a defensive back who was selected 5th overall in 2010.[37] He spent his whole career with the Chiefs, during which time he was a three-time first-time All-Pro, five-time Pro Bowler, and was selected to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team.[37][38] Berry was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in late 2014 and, after undergoing chemotherapy in the offseason and being declared cancer free, came back for the 2015 season.[39][40] He earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors the two seasons following his diagnosis and won the 2015 Comeback Player of the Year Award.[40]
Key
Symbol Meaning
† Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* Selected number one overall
‡ Selected number one overall and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Position abbreviations
C Center
CB Cornerback
DB Defensive back
DE Defensive end
DT Defensive tackle
G Guard
LB Linebacker
QB Quarterback
RB Running back
T Tackle
TE Tight end
WR Wide receiver
Kansas City Chiefs[A] first-round draft picks
Season Pick[24] Player[24] Position[24] College[24] Notes
1960 Territorial Don Meredith QB SMU First round was territorial selections.[B] Chose to play for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys instead.[30]
1961 6 E. J. Holub C Texas Tech
1962 3 Ronnie Bull RB Baylor Signed for the NFL's Chicago Bears instead[31]
1963 1 Buck Buchanan‡ DT Grambling Pick received from Oakland Raiders[C]
8 Ed Budde T Michigan State
1964 2 Pete Beathard QB USC
1965 5 Gale Sayers† RB Kansas Signed for the NFL's Chicago Bears instead[29]
1966 6 Aaron Brown DE Minnesota
1967 24 Gene Trosch DT Miami (FL)
1968 19 Mo Moorman G Texas A&M
22 George Daney G UTEP Pick received from Houston Oilers[D]
1969 23 Jim Marsalis DB Tennessee State
1970 26 Sid Smith T USC
1971 16 Elmo Wright WR Houston
1972 23 Jeff Kinney RB Nebraska
1973 No pick Pick traded to Chicago Bears[E]
1974 16 Woody Green RB Arizona State
1975 No pick Pick traded to Houston Oilers[F]
1976 14 Rod Walters G Iowa
1977 10 Gary Green DB Baylor
1978 2 Art Still DE Kentucky
1979 2 Mike Bell DE Colorado State
23 Steve Fuller QB Clemson Moved up draft order in trade with Houston Oilers[G]
1980 11 Brad Budde G USC
1981 14 Willie Scott TE South Carolina
1982 11 Anthony Hancock WR Tennessee Moved up draft order in trade with St. Louis Cardinals[H]
1983 7 Todd Blackledge QB Penn State
1984 5 Bill Maas DT Pittsburgh
21 John Alt T Iowa Pick received from Los Angeles Rams[I]
1985 15 Ethan Horton RB North Carolina
1986 7 Brian Jozwiak T West Virginia
1987 19 Paul Palmer RB Temple
1988 2 Neil Smith DE Nebraska Moved up the draft order in trade with Detroit Lions[J]
1989 4 Derrick Thomas† LB Alabama
1990 13 Percy Snow LB Michigan State
1991 21 Harvey Williams RB LSU
1992 20 Dale Carter DB Tennessee
1993 No pick Pick traded to San Francisco 49ers[K]
1994 25 Greg Hill RB Texas A&M
1995 31 Trezelle Jenkins T Michigan Moved down draft order in trade with Jacksonville Jaguars[L]
1996 28 Jerome Woods DB Memphis
1997 13 Tony Gonzalez† TE California Moved up draft order in trade with Tennessee Oilers[M]
1998 27 Victor Riley T Auburn
1999 14 John Tait T BYU
2000 21 Sylvester Morris WR Jackson State
2001 No pick Pick traded to St. Louis Rams[N]
2002 6 Ryan Sims DT North Carolina Moved up draft order in trade with Dallas Cowboys[O]
2003 27 Larry Johnson RB Penn State Moved down draft order in trade with Pittsburgh Steelers[P]
2004 No pick Pick traded to Detroit Lions[Q]
2005 15 Derrick Johnson LB Texas
2006 20 Tamba Hali DE Penn State
2007 23 Dwayne Bowe WR LSU
2008 5 Glenn Dorsey DT LSU
15 Branden Albert G Virginia Pick received from Minnesota Vikings.[R] Moved up draft order in trade with Detroit Lions.[S]
2009 3 Tyson Jackson DE LSU
2010 5 Eric Berry DB Tennessee
2011 26 Jon Baldwin WR Pittsburgh Moved down draft order in trade with Cleveland Browns[T]
2012 11 Dontari Poe NT Memphis
2013 1 Eric Fisher* T Central Michigan
2014 23 Dee Ford DE Auburn
2015 18 Marcus Peters CB Washington
2016 No pick Moved down draft order in trade with San Francisco 49ers[U]
2017 10 Patrick Mahomes QB Texas Tech Moved up draft order in trade with Buffalo Bills[V]
2018 No pick Pick traded to Buffalo Bills[V]
2019 No pick Pick traded to Seattle Seahawks[W]
2020 32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB LSU
2021 No pick Pick traded to Baltimore Ravens[X]
2022 21 Trent McDuffie CB Washington Pick received from Miami Dolphins.[Y] Moved up draft order in trade with New England Patriots.[Z]
30 George Karlaftis DE Purdue
2023 31 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Kansas State
2024 28 Xavier Worthy WR Texas Moved up draft order in trade with Buffalo Bills[AA]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Kansas City Chiefs were previously known as the Dallas Texans (1960–1962).[41][42]
  2. ^ The first round of the 1960 AFL draft was territorial selections. Teams were allowed to select a single player from a designated region (their "territory").[22][25]
  3. ^ Kansas City traded quarterback Cotton Davidson to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for their 1963 first-round selection (No. 1 overall) and the rights to defensive tackle Fred Miller.[43][44]
  4. ^ Kansas City traded quarterback Pete Beathard to the Houston Oilers in exchange for their 1968 first-round selection (No. 22 overall), quarterback Jacky Lee, and defensive tackle Ernie Ladd.[45][46]
  5. ^ Kansas City traded their 1973 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for the rights to defensive tackle George Seals.[47][48]
  6. ^ Kansas City traded their 1975 first-round selection (No. 6 overall) and defensive tackle Curley Culp to the Houston Oilers in exchange for their 1976 third-round selection (No. 79 overall) and defensive tackle John Matuszak.[49][50]
  7. ^ Kansas City traded their 1979 second-round selection (No. 31 overall) and 1980 second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the Houston Oilers in exchange for their 1979 first-round selection (No. 23 overall).[51][52]
  8. ^ Kansas City traded their 1982 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 16 and 73 overall) to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for their 1982 first-round selection (No. 11 overall).[53]
  9. ^ Kansas City traded cornerback Gary Green to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for their 1984 first- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 21 and 134 overall).[54][55]
  10. ^ Kansas City traded their 1988 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 3 and 29 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for their 1988 first-round selection (No. 2 overall).[53]
  11. ^ Kansas City traded their 1993 first-round selection (No. 18 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for quarterback Joe Montana, safety David Whitmore, and a 1994 third-round selection (No. 92 overall).[56][57]
  12. ^ Kansas City traded their 1995 first-round selection (No. 19 overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for their 1995 first-, third-, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 31, 97, and 134 overall) and 1996 fourth-round selection (No. 113 overall).[58]
  13. ^ Kansas City traded their 1997 first-, third-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 18, 81, 116, and 181 overall) to the Tennessee Oilers in exchange for their 1997 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 13 and 110 overall).[59]
  14. ^ Kansas City traded their 2001 first-round selection (No. 12 overall) to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for their 2001 fifth-round selection (No. 150 overall) and quarterback Trent Green.[60]
  15. ^ Kansas City traded their 2002 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 8 and 75 overall) and 2003 sixth-round selection (No. 186 overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for their 2003 first-round selection (No. 6 overall).[61]
  16. ^ Kansas City traded their 2003 first-round selection (No. 16 overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for their 2003 first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 27, 92, and 200 overall).[62]
  17. ^ Kansas City traded their 2004 first-round selection (No. 30 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for their 2004 second- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 36 and 105 overall).[63]
  18. ^ a b Kansas City traded their 2009 sixth-round selection (No. 187 overall) and defensive end Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for their 2008 first-, sixth-, and two third-round selections (Nos. 17, 73, 82, and 182 overall).[64]
  19. ^ Kansas City traded a 2008 first-, received from the Minnesota Vikings,[R] third-, and fifth-round selection (Nos. 17, 66, and 136 overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for their 2008 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 15 and 76 overall).[64]
  20. ^ Kansas City traded their 2011 first-round selection (No. 21 overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for their 2011 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 26 and 70 overall).[65]
  21. ^ Kansas City traded their 2016 first-round selection (No. 28 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their 2016 second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 37, 105, and 178 overall).[66]
  22. ^ a b Kansas City traded their 2017 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 27 and 91 overall) and 2018 first-round selection (No. 22 overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 2017 first-round selection (No. 10 overall).[67]
  23. ^ Kansas City traded their 2019 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 29 and 92 overall) and 2020 second-round selection (No. 64 overall) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for their 2019 third-round selection (No. 84 overall) and defensive end Frank Clark.[68]
  24. ^ Kansas City traded their 2021 first-, third-, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 31, 94, and 136 overall) and 2022 fifth-round selection (No. 173 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for their 2021 second-round selection (No. 58 overall), 2022 sixth-round selection (No. 191 overall), and offensive tackle Orlanda Brown Jr.[69]
  25. ^ a b Kansas City traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for their 2022 first-, second, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 29, 50, and 121 overall) and 2023 fourth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 122 and 178 overall).[70]
  26. ^ Kansas City traded a 2022 first-, received from the Miami Dolphins,[Y] third-, and sixth-round selection (Nos. 29, 94, and 121 overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for their 2022 first-round selection (No. 21 overall).[70]
  27. ^ Kansas City traded their 2024 first-, third-, and seventh-round selections (Nos. 32, 95, and 221 overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 2024 first-, fourth-, and seventh-round selections (Nos. 28, 133, and 248 overall).[71]

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