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 55 players the Chiefs have drafted in the seventh round since 1967:
|
Year |
Pick |
Player |
Pos |
All Pro |
Pro Bowl |
Games |
School |
|
2013 |
207 |
Mike Catapano |
DL |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Princeton |
|
2012 |
218 |
Jerome Long |
DL |
0 |
0 |
3 |
San Diego St. |
|
2012 |
238 |
Junior Hemingway |
WR |
0 |
0 |
31 |
Michigan |
|
2011 |
223 |
Shane Bannon |
RB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Yale |
|
2009 |
256 |
Ryan Succop |
K |
0 |
0 |
96 |
South Carolina |
|
2009 |
212 |
Javarris Williams |
RB |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Tennessee St. |
|
2009 |
237 |
Jake O'Connell |
TE |
0 |
0 |
35 |
Miami (OH) |
|
2008 |
210 |
Brian Johnston |
DL |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Gardner-Webb |
|
2008 |
239 |
Mike Merritt |
TE |
0 |
0 |
|
Central Florida |
|
2007 |
231 |
Michael Allan |
TE |
0 |
0 |
|
Whitworth (WA) |
|
2006 |
228 |
Jarrad Page |
DB |
0 |
0 |
74 |
UCLA |
|
2005 |
238 |
Jeremy Parquet |
OL |
0 |
0 |
|
Southern Miss |
|
2005 |
229 |
James Kilian |
QB |
0 |
0 |
|
Tulsa |
|
2004 |
231 |
Kevin Sampson |
OL |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Syracuse |
|
2003 |
252 |
Willie Pile |
DB |
0 |
0 |
32 |
Virginia Tech |
|
2003 |
230 |
Montique Sharpe |
DL |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Wake Forest |
|
2002 |
221 |
Maurice Rodriguez |
LB |
0 |
0 |
|
Fresno St. |
|
2001 |
212 |
Shaunard Harts |
DB |
0 |
0 |
51 |
Boise St. |
|
2001 |
243 |
Terdell Sands |
DL |
0 |
0 |
77 |
Tenn-Chattanooga |
|
2000 |
208 |
Desmond Kitchings |
WR |
0 |
0 |
|
Furman |
|
1999 |
220 |
Eric King |
OL |
0 |
0 |
|
Richmond |
|
1998 |
216 |
Eric Warfield |
DB |
0 |
0 |
115 |
Nebraska |
|
1998 |
224 |
Ernest Blackwell |
RB |
0 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
|
1997 |
214 |
Nathan Parks |
OL |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Stanford |
|
1996 |
245 |
Darrell Williams |
DB |
0 |
0 |
|
Tennessee St. |
|
1996 |
211 |
Ben Lynch |
OL |
0 |
0 |
52 |
California |
|
1996 |
241 |
Jeff Smith |
OL |
0 |
0 |
54 |
Tennessee |
|
1994 |
199 |
Steve Matthews |
QB |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Memphis |
|
1994 |
219 |
Tracy Greene |
TE |
0 |
0 |
23 |
Grambling St. |
|
1993 |
186 |
Danan Hughes |
WR |
0 |
0 |
85 |
Iowa |
|
1992 |
186 |
Erick Anderson |
LB |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Michigan |
|
1991 |
189 |
Bernard Ellison |
DB |
0 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
|
1990 |
180 |
Dave Szott |
OL |
1 |
0 |
177 |
Penn St. |
|
1989 |
171 |
Ron Sancho |
LB |
0 |
0 |
|
LSU |
|
1988 |
170 |
Troy Stedman |
LB |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Washburn |
|
1987 |
186 |
Doug Hudson |
QB |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nicholls St. |
|
1985 |
180 |
Vince Thompson |
DL |
0 |
0 |
|
Missouri West. |
|
1985 |
183 |
Dave Heffernan |
OL |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Miami (FL) |
|
1984 |
173 |
Kevin Ross |
DB |
0 |
2 |
204 |
Temple |
|
1983 |
173 |
Ken Thomas |
RB |
0 |
0 |
14 |
San Jose St. |
|
1983 |
179 |
Daryl Posey |
RB |
0 |
0 |
|
Mississippi Col. |
|
1982 |
184 |
Greg Smith |
DL |
0 |
0 |
16 |
Kansas |
|
1981 |
180 |
Billy Jackson |
RB |
0 |
0 |
57 |
Alabama |
|
1979 |
167 |
Ken Kremer |
DL |
0 |
0 |
87 |
Ball St. |
|
1978 |
168 |
Ricky Odom |
DB |
0 |
0 |
14 |
USC |
|
1978 |
184 |
Bill Kellar |
WR |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Stanford |
|
1977 |
177 |
Chris Golub |
DB |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Kansas |
|
1976 |
196 |
Rod Wellington |
RB |
0 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
|
1974 |
172 |
LeRoy Hegge |
DL |
0 |
0 |
|
So. Dakota-Springfield |
|
1973 |
173 |
Donn Smith |
OL |
0 |
0 |
|
Purdue |
|
1972 |
179 |
Dean Carlson |
QB |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Iowa St. |
|
1970 |
182 |
Clyde Glosson |
WR |
0 |
0 |
11 |
Texas-El Paso |
|
1969 |
179 |
Tom Nettles |
WR |
0 |
0 |
|
San Diego St. |
|
1968 |
184 |
Sammy Grezaffi |
DB |
0 |
0 |
|
LSU |
|
1967 |
183 |
Dick Erickson |
OL |
0 |
0 |
|
Wisc-Stout |
Items of note:
- The Chiefs have drafted one future Pro Bowler in the seventh round since 1967: defensive back Kevin Ross, drafted in 1984. Ross made the Pro Bowl in 1989 and 1990.
- The Chiefs have drafted one future All-Pro in the seventh round since 1967: offensive lineman Dave Szott, drafted in 1990. Szott was an All-Pro in 1997.
- The positions defensive backand offensive lineman are tied for the two most popular positions. The Chiefs have drafted 10 players of each position since 1967.
- There is a six-way tie for most popular college the Chiefs have drafted from in the seventh round. The Chiefs have drafted two players from Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, San Diego State, Stanford and Tennessee State.
- Of the 55 players the Chiefs have drafted in the seventh round since 1967, three eclipsed more than 100 games in their respective careers: Eric Warfield, 1998 (115 games), Dave Szott, 1990 (177 games) and Kevin Ross, 1984 (204 games).
- Three Chiefs seventh-round picks are still active in the league today: Mike Catapano, 2013, Junior Hemingway, 2012 and Ryan Succop, 2009. Catapano and Hemingway still play for the Chiefs while Succop is now a member of the Tennessee Titans, who the Chiefs will meet in the 2015 preseason.
Research for this article was assisted by***ProFootballReference.com***
