A system called the "common draft" was implemented for the AFL and NFL in 1967, creating a joint draft between the two leagues while establishing the precursor for what has become the marquee event of the offseason.
The two leagues merged in 1970, and the rest is history.
Over the next several weeks leading up to the 2026 NFL Draft, we're going to take a look back at who the Kansas City Chiefs have selected in each round since the event's beginnings 59 years ago. Here's what we've covered so far:
We'll continue with the sixth round, where Kansas City currently owns the No. 210 overall pick in this year's draft.
As of now, these are the selections Kansas City currently has in the 2026 Draft:
**Round 1:** No. 29 overall (via Los Angeles)
**Round 5:** No. 169 overall (via Los Angeles)
**Round 5:** No. 176 overall (Compensatory)
**Round 6:** No. 210 overall (via Los Angeles)
And here's a look at who the Chiefs have drafted in the sixth round since 1967:
**2024 | Pick No. 211 | Kamal Hadden | CB | Tennessee**
**2023 | Pick No. 194 | Keondre Coburn | DT | Texas**
**2021 | Pick No. 226 | Trey Smith | G | Tennessee**
**2019 | Pick No. 214 | Darwin Thompson | RB | Utah State**
**2019 | Pick No. 201 | Rashad Fenton | CB | South Carolina**
**2018 | Pick No. 198 | Kahlil McKenzie | OG | Tennessee**
**2018 | Pick No. 196 | Tremon Smith | CB | Central Arkansas**
**2017 | Pick No. 218 | Leon McQuay | S | USC**
**2016 | Pick No. 203 | Dadi Nicolas | DE | Virginia Tech**
**2016 | Pick No. 178 | D.J. White | CB | Georgia Tech**
**2015 | Pick No. 217 | Rakeem Nunez-Roches | DT | Southern Miss**
**2014 | Pick No. 200 | Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | OL | McGill (Canada)**
**2014 | Pick No. 193 | Zach Fulton | G | Tennessee**
**2013 | Pick No. 204 | Braden Wilson | FB | Kansas State**
**2013 | Pick No. 170 | Eric Kush | C | California (PA)**
**2012 | Pick No. 182 | Cyrus Gray | RB | Texas A&M**
**2011 | Pick No. 199 | Jerrell Powe | DT | Mississippi**
**2009 | Pick No. 175 | Quinten Lawrence | WR | McNeese State**
**2008 | Pick No. 182 | Kevin Robinson | WR | Utah State**
**2008 | Pick No. 170 | Barry Richardson | T | Clemson**
**2007 | Pick No. 196 | Herbert Taylor | T | TCU**
**2006 | Pick No. 190 | Jeff Webb | WR | San Diego State**
**2006 | Pick No. 186 | Tre Stallings | G | Mississippi**
**2005 | Pick No. 199 | Khari Long | DE | Baylor**
**2005 | Pick No. 187 | Will Svitek | T | Stanford**
**2004 | Pick No. 195 | Jeris McIntyre | WR | Auburn**
**2003 | Pick No. 189 | Jimmy Wilkerson | DE | Oklahoma**
**2001 | Pick No. 176 | Alex Sulfsted | T | Miami (OH)**
**2000 | Pick No. 188 | Darnell Alford | G | Boston College**
**1998 | Pick No. 181 | Derrick Ransom | DT | Cincinnati**
**1997 | Pick No. 195 | Isaac Byrd | WR | Kansas**
**1996 | Pick No. 176 | Dietrich Jells | WR | Pittsburgh**
**1995 | Pick No. 207 | Tom Barndt | DT | Pittsburgh**
**1995 | Pick No. 202 | Bryan Proby | DT | Arizona State**
**1994 | Pick No. 185 | Anthony Daigle | RB | Fresno State**
**1993 | Pick No. 159 | Darius Turner | RB | Washington**
**1992 | Pick No. 159 | Tony Smith | WR | Notre Dame**
**1991 | Pick No. 162 | Darrell Malone | DB | Jacksonville State**
**1990 | Pick No. 152 | Tom Sims | DT | Pittsburgh**
**1989 | Pick No. 143 | Robb Thomas | WR | Oregon State**
**1988 | Pick No. 139 | James Saxon | FB | San Jose State**
**1986 | Pick No. 141 | Kent Hagood | RB | South Carolina**
**1985 | Pick No. 149 | John Bostic | DB | Bethune-Cookman**
**1984 | Pick No. 146 | Rufus Stevens | WR | Grambling State**
**1983 | Pick No. 146 | Ellis Gardner | T | Georgia Tech**
**1982 | Pick No. 157 | Durwood Roquemore | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville**
**1981 | Pick No. 153 | Dock Luckie | DT | Florida**
**1980 | Pick No. 164 | Larry Heater | RB | Arizona**
**1980 | Pick No. 147 | Bubba Garcia | WR | Texas-El Paso**
**1979 | Pick No. 140 | Robert Gaines | WR | Washington**
**1977 | Pick No. 167 | Andre Herrera | RB | Southern Illinois**
**1977 | Pick No. 150 | Rick Burleson | DE | Texas**
**1976 | Pick No. 172 | Calvin Harper | OT | Illinois St**
**1976 | Pick No. 167 | Bob Gregolunas | LB | Northern Illinois**
**1976 | Pick No. 166 | Steve Taylor | DB | Kansas**
**1975 | Pick No. 139 | Dave Wasick | LB | San Jose St**
**1975 | Pick No. 137 | Morris LaGrand | RB | Tampa**
**1974 | Pick No. 131 | Jay Washington | RB | Clemson**
**1973 | Pick No. 145 | Doug Jones | DB | Cal State-Northridge**
**1972 | Pick No. 153 | John Kahler | DE | Long Beach St**
**1971 | Pick No. 146 | Kerry Reardon | DB | Iowa**
**1970 | Pick No. 156 | Bob Hews | OT | Princeton**
**1969 | Pick No. 155 | John Pleasant | RB | Alabama St**
**1967 | Pick No. 156 | Noland Smith | WR | Tennessee St**
* Thirty-nine of Kansas City's 64 sixth-round draft picks went on to appear in a game for the Chiefs.
* Offensive guard Trey Smith may have been the steal of the entire draft in 2021 after the Chiefs selected him in the sixth round (No. 226 overall). Smith has started 79 games during his five years in Kansas City.
* Eleven of the Chiefs' last 13 sixth-round picks since 2014 went on to appear in at least one game for Kansas City. Other than Trey Smith, the most productive player in that group was offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who started 57 games in his five years with the Chiefs.
* Defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson, who was drafted with the 189th overall pick in 2003, went on to play in the most games (72) in a Chiefs' uniform of any sixth-round pick in franchise history.
* In addition to Wilkerson, guard Trey Smith (2021), guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (2014), offensive tackle Zach Fulton (2014), defensive tackles Derrick Ransom (1998) and Tom Barndt (1995), fullback James Saxon (1988) and defensive back Kerry Reardon (1971) all played in at least 50 games for Kansas City.