Kansas City Chiefs: Ranking every first round pick in franchise history

RANKING EVERY FIRST ROUND PICK IN CHIEFS HISTORY

NUMBER 29 – AARON BROWN

Aaron Brown was the sixth overall pick in the 1966 AFL Draft and played for the Chiefs for the first six years of his career. He won a Super Bowl with them in 1969 and started 60 total games. Brown was a Packer in 1973 and 1974 and was out of the NFL after that.

NUMBER 28 – BRAD BUDDE

With the 11th overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, the Chiefs took Brad Budde, a guard out of USC. Budde had played high school football at Rockhurst in good ol’ Kansas City, so this pick was likely a popular one when it took place. Budde went on to play all seven seasons of his NFL career with the Chiefs.

NUMBER 27 – VICTOR RILEY

In the 1998 NFL Draft, Victor Riley was the 27th overall pick. The Auburn offensive lineman was a Chief for four years before playing for the Saints and Texans and being out of a pro football job after the 2005 season.

NUMBER 26 – JOHN TAIT

With the 14th overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected John Tait out of BYU. The offensive tackle remained a Chief for the first five years of his career before finishing out the final five years of his career with the Bears. After his rookie season, Tait was a consistent player along the offensive line, starting at least 15 games over the next four seasons.

NUMBER 25 – MIKE BELL

Mike Bell was the second overall pick by the Chiefs in 1979. Bell played defensive end at Colorado State and ended up being a nice pick for Kansas City. He’d spend his entire career with the Chiefs.

It’s difficult to research just how effective he was, as sacks didn’t become an official stat until 1983. Bell had 40 of them between 1983-1991. All 12 years of his NFL career were spent in Kansas City and that makes Mike Bell one of the better all-time first round picks.

**We’re starting to get to the respectable names now! Tait and Bell had nice careers in Kansas City.**