6. CB L'Jarius Sneed — 2020 Round 4, Pick 138
The next Chief on this list is one who just left town this offseason.
Veteran cornerback L'Jarius Sneed was productive throughout his four-year stay in Kansas City. The ex-Louisiana Tech shutdown specialist has given quarterbacks headaches since being drafted 138th overall in 2020, amassing 40 broken-up passes, 10 interceptions, and 6.5 sacks across 57 career games.
The 2023 campaign was just the latest example of how effective Sneed can be. Targeted 100 times over 16 regular-season games, Sneed only allowed 51 receptions for 478 yards without a touchdown. The 56.2 passer rating he allowed when targeted would've been tied for the sixth-worst rank among 59 quarterbacks last season — the same number that New York Jets backup QB Tim Boyle produced.
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Having said that, Chiefs fans won't see much of Sneed going forward unless they're facing the New York Jets. After the team and player couldn't agree to terms on a new contract following the Super Bowl LVIII victory, Kansas City traded Sneed to New York for a 2025 third-rounder and a seventh-round pick swap.
But even if Sneed isn't with the team anymore, that doesn't change the fact that Veach & Co. made the right decision to draft him. At the end of the day, the NFL is a business and it isn't often that a player spends their entire career with one team.