Two weeks ago, I started a new series that deals with power ranking the best 10 players at different positions in Kansas City Chiefs franchise history so far. I started off ranking the best running backs to ever wear the red and gold, and now I will be taking on the top wideouts that KC has ever had.
No. 10 J.J. Birden
Barely squeaking onto this list is former Chiefs wideout J.J. Birden. Birden was a standout track star from the University of Oregon and was actually taken by the Browns in the 1988 NFL Draft, but never played a down with Cleveland.
He had a productive five seasons with KC, posting career highs in receiving yards with 721 during the ’93 season and 4 TD receptions the following year in 1994. Today, he is an author, speaker and an advocate for health and wellness products.
No. 9 Willie Davis
Easily one of the best athletes to ever come out of the school of Central Arkansas, Davis amassed 3,014 receiving yards and 20 TDs in his brief 5-year career with the Chiefs. Like Birden, Willie Davis used his speed athleticism to create mismatches for opposing defensive backs that he regularly faced.
The Altheimer High product later went on to play for Houston for one season and then Tennessee for two more seasons to finally round out his time in the National Football League.
Next: No. 8 and 7