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Top 10 Kansas City Chiefs draft busts of all time

By Jordan Mannix

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 31: Pro Football Hall of Fame member Gale Sayers is honored at halftime during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 31: Pro Football Hall of Fame member Gale Sayers is honored at halftime during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on October 31, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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3. Percy Snow

The Chiefs selected linebacker Percy Snow out of Michigan State with the 13th pick overall in the 1990 NFL Draft. The 1990 NFL Draft had three Hall of Famers in the first round including Cortez Kennedy, Junior Seau, and Emmitt Smith. Emmitt Smith was drafted four picks after Snow at 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys. Some other notable players drafted after Snow include Tony Bennett by the Green Bay Packers and Steve Broussard by the Atlanta Falcons.

You can hardly fault the Chiefs for taking Snow with such a high pick. Snow was a great defensive player at Michigan State. In fact, his final year with the team he was a consensus All-American, won the Dick Butkus award as the nation’s most outstanding linebacker, and won the Vince Lombardi award as the nation’s best lineman. He’s one of only two players in college football history who have won both the Butkus award and Lombardi award in the same season.

Probably the most unfortunate part of the Percy Snow saga is that he had a very promising rookie season. With two sacks and one interception, he was named to the NFL’s 1990 All Rookie team. For all intents and purposes, the Chiefs looked to have nailed their first pick of this draft and Snow appeared poised to become a major contributor on one of the league’s ascending defenses.

Unfortunately, this was not to be. Following his rookie season, during the Chiefs’ 1991 training camp, Snow was involved in a moped accident. After injuring his knee in this accident, he was never able to regain form. He would miss all of the following season and only start one game for the Chiefs in 1992. After the 1992 season, the Chiefs parted ways with Snow.

Based on these factors, here’s how Snow scored according to my criteria:

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Snow’s tale is an unfortunate one. He was highly drafted because he was highly talented. All signs pointed to him having a great career, especially given he would have been a part of a great stretch of Chiefs’ defenses. He ties for number four on this list of draft busts largely for reasons out of his control, but they are reasons nonetheless.

CRITERIA SCORE: 3

*Snow was drafted 13th overall in a first round with only 25 picks

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