Kansas City Chiefs: Ranking every first round pick in franchise history
RANKING EVERY FIRST ROUND PICK IN CHIEFS HISTORY
NUMBER 41 – HARVEY WILLIAMS
The run game used to be all the rage in the NFL, so it was only fitting that the Chiefs wanted to find themselves a dominant running back. They spent the 21st overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft on Harvey Williams out of LSU.
Williams was only in Kansas City for three years and finished his short career there with just 858 yards rushing and two touchdowns. The final five years out of his career were spent with the Raiders. Gross.
NUMBER 4O – PETE BEATHARD
In one of their first drafts as the Kansas City Chiefs, the organization spent the second overall pick trying to find their quarterback of the future. A lot has changed since 1964, but the quarterback position was still pretty darn important back then.
Pete Beathard was the Chiefs’ second overall pick in the AFL Draft and the fifth overall pick by the Lions in the NFL Draft. He chose to play for the Chiefs in the AFL and while he was on the AFL Championship team, his “best years” came outside of KC.
Beathard threw for 1,649 yards, eight touchdowns, and 13 interceptions during his five years as a Chief. He was traded to the Oilers in 1967 and also spent time with the Rams. He did finish his career out with the Chiefs in 1973, but never started a game that year (though he did appear in nine games).
NUMBER 39 – ETHAN HORTON
The Chiefs took Ethan Horton with the 15th overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. He played his college ball at North Carolina, but he was actually a tight end.
Horton spent just one season with the Chiefs, catching 28 balls for 185 yards and a touchdown. He spent the next six years with the Raiders and finished his career out in Washington. First round picks shouldn’t be with a team for one year, but Horton was a one-year wonder, if that.
**These were interesting names because Pete Beathard had a long career, but didn’t amount to much in Kansas City. Williams and Horton never did much either, so these three could have been put in any order honestly.**