Joey's Top 15 Chiefs

[KurtCobain]

I’m going to be starting a new series called Joey’s Top 15. The number is obviously in honor of our current QB. I’ll be sharing my top 15 of everything over the next year, from Chiefs Players, Music Artists, Clothing Items, Movies and so much more.

Does anyone care?

I doubt it.

I’m doing it anyway. Can't whoop me.

I’m kicking the whole thing off with my top 15 favorite Chiefs. These aren’t necessarily the best to ever wear red and gold, but they are my personal favorites. Keep in mind, I’m only 32 years old and I won’t be adding anyone I never saw play.

Let’s Go!



15 QB Chase Daniel

Greatest QB of All Time to never get a real shot. He’d be in my top 5 if he’d played for us longer. He’s obviously my top Tiger of all time.


14 G Brian Waters

Love it when undrafted guys make such a huge impact for my favorite football team.

13 FB Tony Richardson

I always loved this guy when I was a kid, mostly because I had a newspaper clipping of him holding up Priest after a TD stuck to my wall for years.

12 LB Tamba Hali

This fella here was drafted a few hours before my daughter was born, that’s a memory that will always stick out to me. He played with a high intensity motor that I love seeing. One of those guys that it upsets me that he didn’t get to be around for the SB.

11 P Dustin Colquitt

This guy was the best player on the team during some years I should’ve been in my peak fandom. I know we joke he was the MVP on the Edwards’ teams, but to me, he really was.

10 S Eric Berry

I know, we all hate Berry now. But, at one time I freaking loved this guy, and still do. He hit hard. He seemed to have fun out there. And the cancer story puts the icing on the cake. If he could’ve stuck around to win the SB with Pat, he’d probably be in everyone’s top ten, maybe even top 5 chiefs.

9 TE Tony Gonzales

One of my first sports heroes outside of Michael Jordan, I can’t believe I don’t have him higher. Maybe it’s how he left. I don’t know. But I did love watching him play. So much.

8 LG Will Shields

Outstanding dude by all accounts and I’m proud to say he was Chief. And for so long.

7 TE Travis Kelce

I feel like Kelce could be in my friend group. When he was younger, and now that he’s more mature and I guess so am I. It feels weird putting him above Tony, but he’s got a Ring. And that OT run last year really sealed the deal on how much I love this guy. Hope he plays another 5 years.

6 RB Priest Holmes

When we’d play games as teenagers, Basketball, Football, Throwing things into buckets, etc. We almost always played to 31 as a homage to an all-time great RB. Those Dick V years were instrumental in my development as a Chiefs fan, and Priest was my probably my second favorite player for a long time.

5 LB Derrick Thomas

I barely remember him playing, but we share a last name, and he’s this high for obvious reasons.

4 HB Jamaal Charles

Wish there was a way he could be in the HOF. Wish he could’ve been here for the SB. Wish he wouldn’t have been a Bronco. What a great player and a great example to kids everywhere.

3 QB Patrick Mahomes

Is he anyone’s all time favorite yet? It’s hard to not put him at #1 for all he’s done in such a short time. He’s easily in my opinion, the best Chief ever, and that’s just after 4 years. He’s just not my all time favorite quite yet. That will probably change.

2 LB Derrick Johnson

I loved him as a player. I loved him even more as a man. I’ve met with him about a dozen times. Several times doing community service, a couple of times he reached out to me to see how my life was going and if I had my addiction under control. I don’t personally know any of the other men on this list like I do DJ, but I feel like this is the best man to every play for our team. When he went down in 2016, I thought we had a real chance at winning it all, and I almost cried that he wouldn’t be there with us. Of course that didn’t happen, but it sucks he couldn’t hang on a few more years for SB 54.

1 QB Trent Green

I was 11 when he became our QB. I was 13 when we went 9-0, which was the first real excitement I ever experienced as a full-fledged die-hard fan. I loved Trent. Still love Trent. I consider the Bengals game in 06 one of the worst days of my life. Number 10 was always my Jersey number. It’s still my favorite number. He’ll always be my true childhood hero, which locks him in here at number one.

[old_geezer]

Being an actual Old Geezer I have been a fan of the Chiefs every since they moved here from Texas. My list is heavily weighted with the old timers that I grew up with (also heavily weighted for the defense).

15. Sherrill Hedrick. Nicknamed "Psycho" I loved this hard hitting LB.
14. Christian Okoye. A Mac truck in the backfield.
13. E. J. Holub. The toughest SOB to ever put on a KC uniform, bar none
12. Tony Gonzalez. Can't leave him off the list.
11. Buck Buchanan. Ultimate run stuffer.
10. Otis Taylor. Favorite WR of all time.
9. Johnny Robinson. We've had some great DBs-he's my favorite.
8. Will Shields. Absolutely lights out on the OL.
7. Priest Holmes. My favorite RB.
6. Derrick Thomas. One of many great Chief's LB's.
5. Travis Kelsey. Gives 100% all the time.
4. Bobby Bell. See Derrick Thomas.
3. Willie Lanier. My favorite of all the LB's.
2. Pat Mahomes. He and Lenny should be 1 A and B
1. Len Dawson. Grew up with him; still my favorite.

[scho63]

I remember that 70's defense of Buchanan, Lanier, Culp, Bell.

Tough MFers, all of them.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by KurtCobain

I don't remember much of Derrick Thomas. I was 9 when he died. I became a Chiefs fan around '97, i was young, so most of my likeness towards DT was because we share a last name. That's not gonna put you ahead of a guy(charles) who I clearly remember loving every minute he was on the field.

Chase Daniel I put on there because I ****ing can.

Not sure how you can argue Berry being a fan favorite while he was here. This is a favorite player list, not a greatest ever list.

And Trent was the man while I was in my preteen/early teen years. He was the Quarterback of my favorite team, and I idolized him greatly. Can't discount that. Tried to name my son after him in '09, TBH.

This is CP. Anytime a list is made every one is going to take shots at it, that is just the way it is.
I am guessing Daniel is a favorite because he has gotten the most for doing the least. Good for him but far from what most would elevate to a favorite list.
Berry burnt up any good he had done for the team with his Hauglands problem and the way in which he handled that situation and his contract situation. For him to act and speak to the public as the Chiefs had wronged him after they paid his full contract and treated him as a Ring of Honor candidate made him a POS in my and most people's minds.
I too liked Green as he was great on multiple levels. But how can he be ahead of Mahomes, etc.?

[Reroka]

Originally Posted by KurtCobain

I’m going to be starting a new series called Joey’s Top 15. The number is obviously in honor of our current QB. I’ll be sharing my top 15 of everything over the next year, from Chiefs Players, Music Artists, Clothing Items, Movies and so much more.

Does anyone care?

I doubt it.

I’m doing it anyway. Can't whoop me.

I’m kicking the whole thing off with my top 15 favorite Chiefs. These aren’t necessarily the best to ever wear red and gold, but they are my personal favorites. Keep in mind, I’m only 32 years old and I won’t be adding anyone I never saw play.

Let’s Go!



15 QB Chase Daniel

Greatest QB of All Time to never get a real shot. He’d be in my top 5 if he’d played for us longer. He’s obviously my top Tiger of all time.


14 G Brian Waters

Love it when undrafted guys make such a huge impact for my favorite football team.

13 FB Tony Richardson

I always loved this guy when I was a kid, mostly because I had a newspaper clipping of him holding up Priest after a TD stuck to my wall for years.

12 LB Tamba Hali

This fella here was drafted a few hours before my daughter was born, that’s a memory that will always stick out to me. He played with a high intensity motor that I love seeing. One of those guys that it upsets me that he didn’t get to be around for the SB.

11 P Dustin Colquitt

This guy was the best player on the team during some years I should’ve been in my peak fandom. I know we joke he was the MVP on the Edwards’ teams, but to me, he really was.

10 S Eric Berry

I know, we all hate Berry now. But, at one time I freaking loved this guy, and still do. He hit hard. He seemed to have fun out there. And the cancer story puts the icing on the cake. If he could’ve stuck around to win the SB with Pat, he’d probably be in everyone’s top ten, maybe even top 5 chiefs.

9 TE Tony Gonzales

One of my first sports heroes outside of Michael Jordan, I can’t believe I don’t have him higher. Maybe it’s how he left. I don’t know. But I did love watching him play. So much.

8 LG Will Shields

Outstanding dude by all accounts and I’m proud to say he was Chief. And for so long.

7 TE Travis Kelce

I feel like Kelce could be in my friend group. When he was younger, and now that he’s more mature and I guess so am I. It feels weird putting him above Tony, but he’s got a Ring. And that OT run last year really sealed the deal on how much I love this guy. Hope he plays another 5 years.

6 RB Priest Holmes

When we’d play games as teenagers, Basketball, Football, Throwing things into buckets, etc. We almost always played to 31 as a homage to an all-time great RB. Those Dick V years were instrumental in my development as a Chiefs fan, and Priest was my probably my second favorite player for a long time.

5 LB Derrick Thomas

I barely remember him playing, but we share a last name, and he’s this high for obvious reasons.

4 HB Jamaal Charles

Wish there was a way he could be in the HOF. Wish he could’ve been here for the SB. Wish he wouldn’t have been a Bronco. What a great player and a great example to kids everywhere.

3 QB Patrick Mahomes

Is he anyone’s all time favorite yet? It’s hard to not put him at #1 for all he’s done in such a short time. He’s easily in my opinion, the best Chief ever, and that’s just after 4 years. He’s just not my all time favorite quite yet. That will probably change.

2 LB Derrick Johnson

I loved him as a player. I loved him even more as a man. I’ve met with him about a dozen times. Several times doing community service, a couple of times he reached out to me to see how my life was going and if I had my addiction under control. I don’t personally know any of the other men on this list like I do DJ, but I feel like this is the best man to every play for our team. When he went down in 2016, I thought we had a real chance at winning it all, and I almost cried that he wouldn’t be there with us. Of course that didn’t happen, but it sucks he couldn’t hang on a few more years for SB 54.

1 QB Trent Green

I was 11 when he became our QB. I was 13 when we went 9-0, which was the first real excitement I ever experienced as a full-fledged die-hard fan. I loved Trent. Still love Trent. I consider the Bengals game in 06 one of the worst days of my life. Number 10 was always my Jersey number. It’s still my favorite number. He’ll always be my true childhood hero, which locks him in here at number one.

For your effort hank hills wife is going to give you a bj.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Reroka

For your effort hank hills wife is going to give you a bj.

I would bet that Peggy Hill could suck a watermelon through a crazy straw.

[Reroka]

Originally Posted by penguinz

I would bet that Peggy Hill could suck a watermelon through a crazy straw.

The poster on this site not the fake Peggy on tv.

[ThaVirus]

Actually kind of amusing seeing the different lists. A lot of the same usual suspects. I've got a few as well.. but I've also got some curveballs.

1. Jamaal Charles
2. Priest Holmes
3. Patrick Mahomes
4. Tyreek Hill
5. Derrick Thomas
6. Justin Houston
7. Eric Berry
8. Travis Kelce
9. Larry Johnson
10. Will Shields
11. Marcus Allen
12. Joe Montana
13. Brandon Flowers
14. Andre Rison
15. Derrick Johnson

[InChiefsHeaven]

This is actually harder than I thought...I started watching the Chiefs when my family moved back to the states in the mid 80's but I was always a Chiefs fan. Since they sucked so bad in the 80's, I never really got to see them on TV much. So, the players I remember and loved, in NO particular order:

James Hasty
Neil Smith
Derrick Thomas
Dan Saleamua
Joe Montana
Marcus Allen
Dante Hall
Tony Gonzales
Priest Holmes
Will Shields
Jared Allen
Tyreek Hill
Travis Kelce
Patrick Mahomes
Derrick Johnson
Tamba Hali

...that's one too many, but like I said, this is hard. There are more of course...A LOT more...

[notorious]

Deron Cherry.......

[Rain Man]

It's easy to have favorite players who are multiple pro bowlers. I present to you my list of my 15 favorite Chiefs who never made a pro bowl (as a Chief). Again, these are not my impressions of the best Chiefs who never made a pro bowl (apologies for excluding Dave Szott, Tamarick Vanover, and Joe Phillips from my list), but rather guys that I particularly liked.

I will only include non-active players since most or all of our active players will end up in the pro bowl soon.


15. Ed Beckman. Ed Beckman was a tight end for the Chiefs for eight years, and he only started in 11 games during that time. But there was a time when he was about the only consistent presence the Chiefs had, and for half of my youth Ed Beckman was on the bench. I liked Ed just because he hung in there during the worst years.

14. Damien Williams. I don't understand why this guy wasn't a superstar. He made some amazingly great plays during the Super Bowl season, and he was Mr. Playoffs.

13. Willie Davis. He was a fast and shifty guy. I liked JJ Birden too, but Davis seemed like a slightly larger version.

12. Sean Smith. I like good cornerback play, and it was really interesting to watch a really tall guy play the position well.

11. Danan Hughes. Special teams! He lived for it, and I loved that.

10. Shaunard Harts. I still think this guy could've been great. He was a truck at hitting, and he was productive any time he got on the field.

9, Andy Studebaker. He made plays. He knew football. I'm surprised that his career didn't take off. He did everything he needed to do.

8. Tracy Simien. Run stuffer. Run stuffing inside linebackers never get the fame, but Simien was one of the best.

7. Allen Bailey. This is mostly because of how intimidating he would have been getting off the bus. Does anyone look more like a football player than Allen Bailey?

6. John Welbourn. See above. Welbourn looked like a giant out there on the field. I liked seeing him dwarfing the other players.

5. Bashaud Breeland. Good cornerback play. Bashaud was dancing Swan Lake out there. He was so smooth and graceful.

4. Anthony Davis. DT got all of the credit at OLB, but Anthony Davis was really good over on the strong side. He could do anything. The LB corps of DT, Simien, and Davis was spectacular.

3. Todd McNair. Has there ever been a more fun third-down back? He did that and destroyed people on special teams as well.

2. Jason Dunn. Yep, another giant. How can you not like watching Jason Dunn plow people under as the world's greatest blocking tight end?

1. Stephone Paige. How did this guy not make a pro bowl? He was the third WR for a while behind (I think) Henry Marshall and Carlos Carson, and I thought he was a great slippery WR.

[ChiefsFan63]

I am only going with ten. Dang this was hard!

10) Tony Gonzalez.

9) Christian Okoye

8) Willie Lanier

7) Priest Holmes

6) Derek Thomas

5) Mike Maslowski

4) Joe Delaney

3) Gary Spani

2) Patrick Mahomes

1) Lenny Dawson - My first sports hero. RIP #16

[KurtCobain]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's easy to have favorite players who are multiple pro bowlers. I present to you my list of my 15 favorite Chiefs who never made a pro bowl (as a Chief). Again, these are not my impressions of the best Chiefs who never made a pro bowl (apologies for excluding Dave Szott, Tamarick Vanover, and Joe Phillips from my list), but rather guys that I particularly liked.

I will only include non-active players since most or all of our active players will end up in the pro bowl soon.


15. Ed Beckman. Ed Beckman was a tight end for the Chiefs for eight years, and he only started in 11 games during that time. But there was a time when he was about the only consistent presence the Chiefs had, and for half of my youth Ed Beckman was on the bench. I liked Ed just because he hung in there during the worst years.

14. Damien Williams. I don't understand why this guy wasn't a superstar. He made some amazingly great plays during the Super Bowl season, and he was Mr. Playoffs.

13. Willie Davis. He was a fast and shifty guy. I liked JJ Birden too, but Davis seemed like a slightly larger version.

12. Sean Smith. I like good cornerback play, and it was really interesting to watch a really tall guy play the position well.

11. Danan Hughes. Special teams! He lived for it, and I loved that.

10. Shaunard Harts. I still think this guy could've been great. He was a truck at hitting, and he was productive any time he got on the field.

9, Andy Studebaker. He made plays. He knew football. I'm surprised that his career didn't take off. He did everything he needed to do.

8. Tracy Simien. Run stuffer. Run stuffing inside linebackers never get the fame, but Simien was one of the best.

7. Allen Bailey. This is mostly because of how intimidating he would have been getting off the bus. Does anyone look more like a football player than Allen Bailey?

6. John Welbourn. See above. Welbourn looked like a giant out there on the field. I liked seeing him dwarfing the other players on the field.

5. Bashaud Breeland. Good cornerback play. Bashaud was dancing Swan Lake out there. He was so smooth and graceful.

4. Anthony Davis. DT got all of the credit at OLB, but Anthony Davis was really good over on the strong side. He could do anything. The LB corps of DT, Simien, and Davis was spectacular.

3. Todd McNair. Has there ever been a more fun third-down back? He did that destroyed people on special teams as well.

2. Jason Dunn. Yep, another giant. How can you not like watching Jason Dunn plow people as the world's greatest blocking tight end?

1. Stephone Paige. How did this guy not make a pro bowl? He was the third WR for a while behind (I think) Henry Marshall and Carlos Carson, and I thought he was a great slippery WR.

Forgot about Studebaker. Loved that guy.

[smithandrew051]

1. Travis Kelce
2. Patrick Mahomes
3. Derrick Thomas
4. Jamaal Charles
5. Tony Gonzales
6. Will Shields
7. Willie Roaf
8. Justin Houston
9. Eric Berry
10. Priest Holmes
11. Derrick Johnson
12. Marcus Allen
13. Tyreek Hill
14. Tim Grunhard
15. Dwayne Bowe

Sticking with players I’ve seen during my lifetime and remember watching.

[MarkDavis'Haircut]

Any list without Tyler Thigpen is illegitimate.

[LoneWolf]

1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Derrick Thomas
3. Travis Kelce
4. Tony Gonzalez
5. Dale Carter
6. Deron Cherry
7. Priest Holmes
8. Jamaal Charles
9. Dino Hackett
10. Will Shields
11. James Hasty
12. Stephone Paige
13. Jarred Allen
14. Marcus Allen
15. Dante Hall