Dream Team Project
Kansas City Chiefs Dream Team
The all-time Chiefs lineup, position by position. Every player here suited up for the Chiefs. Disagree with a pick? Leave a comment or nominate someone below.
How we pick
One real lineup per franchise, judged on what each player did in this uniform: impact, playoff moments and longevity with the team first, league honors second. Players are measured against their own era, and every entry is checked against the team site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Reference.
The roster
Our picks, grouped by unit.
Offense
11 playersQB
Patrick Mahomes
Three titles and two MVPs made him the defining player of his era.
3× Super Bowl champ (LIV, LVII, LVIII); 2× NFL MVP (2018, 2022); 6× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
RB
Priest Holmes
Three-year peak from 2001 to 2003 ranks with any back in league history.
2002 Offensive Player of the Year; 3× 1st-team All-Pro (2001-2003); 3× Pro Bowl; then-NFL record 27 TDs in 2003
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Otis Taylor
Big, fast career Chief whose touchdown sealed Super Bowl IV.
Super Bowl IV champ; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1971, 1972); led NFL in receiving yards 1971
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Tyreek Hill
Game-breaking speedster and the deep threat of the first Mahomes title.
Super Bowl LIV champ; 6× Pro Bowl with KC; 3× 1st-team All-Pro with KC
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Dwayne Bowe
Lead receiver through eight lean seasons; best of a modest third option.
2010 Pro Bowl; led NFL with 15 receiving TDs in 2010
Sources: Wikipedia
TE
Travis Kelce
Mahomes's most trusted target and a postseason record-setter.
3× Super Bowl champ; 11× Pro Bowl (2015-2025); 4× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
LT
Willie Roaf
Hall of Fame left tackle who made the Pro Bowl in all four of his Kansas City seasons.
4× Pro Bowl with KC (2002-2005); 2× 1st-team All-Pro with KC (2003, 2004); NFL 2000s All-Decade; Hall of Fame
Sources: Wikipedia
LG
Ed Budde
Fourteen-year Chief and a starting guard on the Super Bowl IV champions.
Super Bowl IV champ; 5× AFL All-Star; 2× Pro Bowl; AFL All-Time Team
Sources: Wikipedia
C
Creed Humphrey
Elite from his rookie year and the pivot of two championship lines.
2× Super Bowl champ; 4× Pro Bowl (2022-2025); 2× 1st-team All-Pro (2024, 2025)
Sources: Wikipedia
RG
Will Shields
Hall of Fame guard who made 12 straight Pro Bowls without leaving Kansas City.
12× Pro Bowl; 3× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2000s All-Decade; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RT
Mitchell Schwartz
Technician at right tackle who protected Mahomes in Super Bowl LIV.
Super Bowl LIV champ; 2018 1st-team All-Pro; 3× 2nd-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
Defense
11 playersDT
Buck Buchanan
Towering Hall of Fame tackle who controlled the middle in Super Bowl IV.
Super Bowl IV champ; 6× AFL All-Star; 2× Pro Bowl; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
DT
Chris Jones
Interior wrecking ball and the defensive star of three title teams.
3× Super Bowl champ; 7× Pro Bowl (2019-2025); 3× 1st-team All-Pro (2022-2024)
Sources: Wikipedia
DE
Neil Smith
Bookend to Derrick Thomas on the feared early-90s pass rush.
5× Pro Bowl with KC (1991-1995); 1993 1st-team All-Pro; led NFL in sacks 1993
Sources: Wikipedia
EDGE
Derrick Thomas
Explosive rusher who spent all 11 seasons terrorising quarterbacks at Arrowhead.
9× Pro Bowl; 1989 Defensive Rookie of the Year; 126.5 career sacks; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Bobby Bell
Supreme athlete at outside linebacker and a career Chief.
Super Bowl IV champ; 6× AFL All-Star; 3× Pro Bowl; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Willie Lanier
Hall of Fame middle linebacker and leader of the Super Bowl IV defense.
Super Bowl IV champ; 2× AFL All-Star; 6× Pro Bowl; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Derrick Johnson
Thirteen-year Chief with sideline-to-sideline range.
4× Pro Bowl; 2011 1st-team All-Pro; 13 seasons with KC
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Emmitt Thomas
Undrafted career Chief who still holds the team interception record.
Super Bowl IV champ; 5× Pro Bowl; Chiefs-record 58 interceptions; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
CB
Albert Lewis
Long, sticky cover corner for 11 seasons in Kansas City.
4× Pro Bowl (1987-1990); 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1989, 1990)
Sources: Wikipedia
S
Johnny Robinson
Original Dallas Texan who became the AFL's premier safety.
Super Bowl IV champ; 6× AFL All-Star; 5× 1st-team All-AFL; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
S
Deron Cherry
Arrived as a free-agent punter and became an all-decade free safety.
6× Pro Bowl (1983-1988); 3× 1st-team All-Pro; 50 interceptions; NFL 1980s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
Special Teams / Coaching
4 playersK
Jan Stenerud
Soccer-style pioneer and the first pure kicker in the Hall of Fame.
Super Bowl IV champ; 2× AFL All-Star; 3× Pro Bowl with KC; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
P
Jerrel Wilson
"Thunderfoot" punted for 15 seasons in Kansas City.
Super Bowl IV champ; 3× Pro Bowl (1970-1972); NFL 1970s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
RET
Dante Hall
The "Human Joystick" was among the most dangerous return men of the 2000s.
2× Pro Bowl (2002, 2003); 2003 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2000s All-Decade as kick and punt returner
Sources: Wikipedia
COACH
Andy Reid
Revived the franchise and ended a 50-year title drought, then won two more.
Super Bowls LIV, LVII & LVIII champion head coach; franchise-record 15 wins in 2024
Sources: Wikipedia
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