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

RANKING EVERY FIRST ROUND PICK IN CHIEFS HISTORY

NUMBER 51 – JONATHAN BALDWIN

This is probably the first name on the list that Chiefs fans would recognize, as he was last a Chief in the 2012 season. Jonathan Baldwin‘s NFL career didn’t get off to a great start, as the first impression Chiefs fans had of him was him getting beat up by Thomas Jones and missing the first half of his rookie season as a result. That should have been a massive red flag right there.

Baldwin had all of the potential in the world, but it never shone through. He spent two seasons with the Chiefs, totaling 41 receptions for 579 yards and two touchdowns. Baldwin was so bad that the Chiefs ended up flipping him to San Francisco in exchange for THEIR version of Baldwin, A.J. Jenkins.

Baldwin spent one year in San Francisco and was out of the league after the 2013 season.

NUMBER 50 – WILLIE SCOTT

With the 14th overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, Kansas City drafted Willie Scott, a tight end out of South Carolina. Unlike the guys listed here so far, Scott actually spent several years in the NFL, but his Chiefs tenure left something to be desired.

Scott was a Chief from 1981-1985 and had 75 receptions for 682 yards and 11 touchdowns. Those aren’t good numbers considering he was a first round pick, but the fact that he went on to spend three more years in the league after he left KC doesn’t make him the absolute worst pick.

**Baldwin was such a disappointment and him being a recent name made him an easy pick to have ranked this low. The guy had so much potential, but couldn’t display it on the field on a regular basis. As for Scott, he spent time in the league, but didn’t do much in KC, which leaves him as a bottom five first round pick for the organization.**