{"id":200438,"date":"2025-07-12T03:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T03:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/200438\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T03:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T03:40:15","slug":"nfl-writer-praises-kansas-city-chiefs-history-of-mid-round-nfl-draft-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/200438\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL writer praises Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; history of mid-round NFL Draft success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city-chiefs\/339\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Chiefs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> have earned a good reputation for their selections in recent NFL Drafts. According to a recent list from the NFL, however, the fortune has carried over throughout the millennium.<\/p>\n<p>Two former Chiefs defensive draft picks, Jared Allen and Justin Houston, rank in the Top five NFL draft values of the millennium at edge rusher.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cowboy hat-wearing Allen was an instant hit for the Chiefs after being a late fourth-rounder out of Idaho State &#8212; a school that hasn\u2019t produced another Pro Bowler or All-Pro before or since Allen.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/top-five-nfl-draft-values-of-the-millennium-at-edge-rusher-chiefs-uncovered-two-mid-round-gems\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote NFL.com\u2019s Eric Edholm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrote NFL.com\u2019s Eric Edholm<\/a>, \u201cHe lassoed quarterbacks for 136 sacks in his career, also adding an impressive 32 forced fumbles, 19 recoveries, and six interceptions. Allen is also tied for the NFL\u2019s all-time lead in safeties, with four, although they all came during his time in Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Selected in the 2004 NFL Draft, Allen spent four seasons with Kansas City before finishing his Pro Football Hall of Fame-bound career elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe massive-framed (Justin) Houston was coming off a 10-sack season at Georgia and tested very well at the combine but slipped to Round 3 of the 2011 draft,\u201d wrote Edholm. \u201cBy the end of his rookie season, though, it was clear he should have gone much higher. Houston would rack up 112 sacks, 19 forced fumbles, five picks, and four safeties (tied for the most ever) &#8212; most of which came during his Kansas City days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Houston would also move on after his fantastic tenure in Kansas City, as he is remembered well for his devastating pass rush.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/chiefswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/chiefs\/2025\/07\/10\/nfl-writer-praises-chiefs-history-of-mid-round-nfl-draft-success\/84475423007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL writer praises Chiefs&#039; history of mid-round NFL Draft success;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL writer praises Chiefs&#8217; history of mid-round NFL Draft success<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kansas City Chiefs have earned a good reputation for their selections in recent NFL Drafts. 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