A Historical Look at the Chiefs' Third-Round Draft Picks

Exploring how successful the Chiefs have been in the third round of the NFL Draft over the years

Apr 12, 2017 at 11:00 PM

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 third round since 1967:

YEAR	PICK	PLAYER	POS	ALL PRO	PRO BOWL	GAMES	SCHOOL
2016	74	KeiVarae Russell	CB	0	0	5	Notre Dame
2015	76	Chris Conley	WR	0	0	32	Georgia
2015	98	Steven Nelson	CB	0	0	27	Oregon St.
2014	87	Phillip Gaines	DB	0	0	27	Rice
2013	63	Travis Kelce	TE	1	2	49	Cincinnati
2013	96	Knile Davis	RB	0	0	57	Arkansas
2012	74	Donald Stephenson	T	0	0	73	Oklahoma
2011	70	Justin Houston	LB	1	4	75	Georgia
2011	86	Allen Bailey	DE	0	0	72	Miami (FL)
2010	68	Jon Asamoah	G	0	0	75	Illinois
2010	93	Tony Moeaki	TE	0	0	48	Iowa
2009	67	Alex Magee	DE	0	0	25	Purdue
2008	73	Jamaal Charles	RB	2	4	103	Texas
2008	76	Brad Cottam	TE	0	0	24	Tennessee
2008	82	DaJuan Morgan	DB	0	0	30	North Carolina St.
2007	82	Tank Tyler	DT	0	0	43	North Carolina St.
2006	85	Brodie Croyle	QB	0	0	18	Alabama
2005	99	Dustin Colquitt	P	0	2	190	Tennessee
2004	93	Keyaron Fox	LB	0	0	98	Georgia Tech
2003	92	Julian Battle	DB	0	0	26	Tennessee
2001	75	Eric Downing	DT	0	0	45	Syracuse
2001	77	Snoop Minnis	WR	0	0	15	Florida St.
2000	85	Greg Wesley	DB	0	0	118	Ark-Pine Bluff
1999	75	Gary Stills	DE	0	1	134	West Virginia
1999	84	Larry Atkins	LB	0	0	49	UCLA
1998	88	Rashaan Shehee	RB	0	0	25	Washington
1996	68	John Browning	DT	0	0	121	West Virginia
1995	81	Tamarick Vanover	WR	0	0	77	Florida St.
1995	97	Troy Dumas	LB	0	0	16	Nebraska
1994	92	Lake Dawson	WR	0	0	43	Notre Dame
1994	96	Chris Penn	WR	0	0	70	Tulsa
1993	74	Will Shields	G	2	12	224	Nebraska
1991	77	Tim Barnett	WR	0	0	44	Jackson St.
1989	60	Naz Worthen	WR	0	0	19	North Carolina St.
1988	59	Kevin Porter	DB	0	0	78	Auburn
1987	73	Todd Howard	LB	0	0	19	Texas A&M
1986	63	Leonard Griffin	DE	0	0	103	Grambling St.
1984	61	Herman Heard	RB	0	0	87	Southern Colorado
1983	61	Albert Lewis	DB	2	4	225	Grambling St.
1981	70	Marvin Harvey	TE	0	0	7	Southern Miss
1981	75	Roger Taylor	T	0	0	13	Oklahoma St.
1981	78	Lloyd Burruss	DB	0	1	145	Maryland
1980	66	James Hadnot	RB	0	0	43	Texas Tech
1978	58	Gary Spani	LB	0	0	124	Kansas St.
1977	67	Tom Howard	LB	0	0	113	Texas Tech
1976	63	Keith Simons	DT	0	0	49	Minnesota
1976	74	Gary Barbaro	DB	0	3	101	Nicholls St.
1976	79	Henry Marshall	WR	0	0	165	Missouri
1975	59	Cornelius Walker	DT	0	0		Rice
1974	66	David Jaynes	QB	0	0	2	Kansas
1973	72	Paul Krause	T	0	0		Central Michigan
1970	61	Billy Bob Barnett	DE	0	0		Texas A&M
1970	78	David Hadley	DB	0	0	28	Alcorn St.
1969	76	Morris Stroud	TE	0	0	69	Clark (GA)
1967	77	Billy Masters	TE	0	0	132	LSU

Here are some interesting facts about players the Chiefs have drafted in the third round:

Nine different players have combined for 31 Pro Bowl appearances, led by Will Shields (12).
Five players have combined for eight First-Team All-Pro Awards, led by Jamaal Charles, Will Shields and Albert Lewis (2).
There are currently six players drafted by the Chiefs in the third round on the roster, with the eldest statesman being punter Dustin Colquitt (2005-No. 99 overall pick).
The most popular position drafted is defensive back (11), followed by defensive line (10), receiver (8), linebacker (7) and tight end (6).
23 of the 55 players played in at least 50 career games, with Travis Kelce one game away from reaching this plateau.

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