Kansas City Chiefs: 15 Scariest Chiefs of All-Time
By Shade Piper
SCARIEST KANSAS CITY CHIEFS OF ALL-TIME
NUMBER 12 – DERRICK JOHNSON, LB (2005-2017)
Derrick Johnson is one of the Chiefs all-time greats and will be on various Chiefs statistical leader boards probably forever, but what makes him such a scary player was his tackling.
Johnson laid down some of the hardest hits Chiefs Kingdom has ever witnessed. If this were a rankings list for heaviest hitters in Chiefs history, he would have to be in the conversation for the top spot.
He laid out many bone-crushing hits in his day that left players thinking about him for weeks and maybe even still to this day. If an opposing offensive player saw Johnson coming down the field at him in a one on one situation, you better believe he was terrified of the hit that was coming his way.
NUMBER 11 – JAMAAL CHARLES, RB (2008-2016)
It is pretty unlikely that Chiefs fans ever see another player as electrifying as Jamaal Charles, but where Chiefs Kingdom saw electricity, the opposing team saw fear. Charles isn’t just one of the most difficult Chiefs players to tackle, but one of the hardest players in the history of the league to tackle.
This is evidenced in his career yards per carrying (5.4), which ranks second in NFL history and in his highlight film. Charles was always finding holes that no human should be able to see and juking great defenders into looking like fools.
Charles had single-game highs of five touchdowns, four receiving touchdowns, 254 yards rushing, and 30 individual points scored all of which are Chiefs single-game all-time records. With stat lines like that, it’s very apparent why opposing defenses feared him.
NUMBER 10 – BUCK BUCHANAN, DT (1963-1975)
Although not a lot is available stats wise (sacks weren’t an official stat until the mid 80s) to evaluate Buck Buchanan, he was a tough guy to leave off of this list. In his Pro Football Hall of Fame bio, he is said to have been “intimidating.”
At his 6’7″ 270-pound frame, it’s pretty apparent how he could’ve been considered intimidating back in the 60s and 70s. Buchanan also was said to have batted down 16 passes in 1967. For reference, that is J.J. Watt’s career-high for passes deflected… and we all know how scary Watt has been in the past 9 years.
He was also voted to the Pro Football Reference first team All-1960s Team. That shows just how dominant he was in the 60s. Buchanan was a relentless pass rusher who made a career of putting fear into opponents’ eyes making him a very impactful player.