Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Kansas City Chiefs.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Chiefs had another outstanding campaign, going 15-2 with a combination of elite skill and incredible luck.  The squad marched to their third consecutive Super Bowl, but could not win the third straight, as Philadelphia easily dispatched them.  There was a pair of elevations with a new entrant.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a change. 

1. Len Dawson
2. Derrick Thomas
3. Tony Gonzales
4. Patrick Mahomes
5. Bobby Bell

You can find the entire list here.

Mahomes moved up within the top five by one spot to #4.

Of note, Travis Kelce remains at #7.

The phenomenal defensive star, Chris Jones, advanced from #19 to #12.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Kansas City Chiefs.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Kansas City did it all again, winning their second straight Super Bowl and fourth overall.  Despite this, there were no new entrants but two very significant elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a new number five:

1. Len Dawson
2. Derrick Thomas
3. Tony Gonzalez
4. Bobby Bell
5. Patrick Mahomes

You can find the entire list here.

Mahomes moves into the top five and is poised to become the greatest Chief of all time.  If you go by Super Bowls, he is already there, and we understand if you think he should be #1 right now. 

Defensive Tackle Chris Jones, who secured his fifth Pro Bowl and Second First Team All-Pro jumped from #31 to #19.

Notably, Tight End Travis Kelce, who may have earned his ninth Pro Bowl, could not move up this loaded list.  He is still ranked at #7.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Kansas City Chiefs.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Kansas City won their third Super Bowl and advanced in the overall hierarchy of the greatest NFL franchises of all-time. We saw three distinct rank elevations due to the powerful 2023 campaign.

As always, we present our top five, which did not change.

1. Len Dawson

2. Derrick Thomas

3. Tony Gonzalez

4. Bobby Bell

5. Will Shields

You can find the entire list here.

Tight End, Travis Kelce, exploded from #13 to #6.

Quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who is now a two-time MVP, also rocketed up the ranking. He went to #8 from #19.

Defensive Tackle, Chris Jones, advanced nine spots to #31.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Before modern NFL scouting built templates for hybrid defender archetypes, Bobby Bell was already breaking the mold. Standing 6-foot-4 and 228 pounds with 4.5 track speed, Bell had a freakish athletic profile decades ahead of its time. A high school quarterback and a national champion tackle at the University of Minnesota, he captured the 1962 Outland Trophy as the nation's premier interior college lineman. When the Chiefs scooped him up in the seventh round of the 1963 AFL draft, they secured the ultimate chess piece for head coach Hank Stram.

Stram famously stated that Bell was so talented he could master all 22 positions on a successful football team and perform excellently in each one. Bell initially spent two seasons playing at defensive end, setting the edge, before switching permanently to outside linebacker in Stram's innovative "stack defense." His extraordinary range enabled him to disrupt running plays behind the line of scrimmage, drop back into coverage like a safety, and even take care of long-snapping duties on special teams seamlessly.

His versatility from the start set the stage for a remarkable series of individual awards. After an impressive rookie year, Bell was recognized as an AFL All-Star or NFL Pro Bowler for nine straight seasons from 1964 to 1972, including six consecutive First-Team All-AFL/NFL selections. Acting as the key athletic threat on a star-studded defense with middle linebacker Willie Lanier and tackle Buck Buchanan, Bell provided Kansas City with a solution for every offensive strategy in professional football.

Bell was a defensive force capable of controlling any situation on any down. He was an aggressive, top-tier open-field tackler who almost always completed wraps, tackling ball-carriers in space before they could break to the outside. His constant effort and quick closing speed made him a formidable blitzing option off the edge, enabling him to consistently pressure opposing quarterbacks during his twelve years in Missouri.

Although sacks did not become an official NFL statistic until 1982, internal Chiefs tracking shows Bell amassed 40.0 career quarterback sacks. Combined with his 26 career interceptions, Bell is an unofficial charter member of pro football's elite 20-20 club. More impressively, he converted those turnovers into points, scoring nine career defensive touchdowns—including six pick-sixes, which tied the all-time NFL record for linebackers.

Without Bell anchoring the defense, imagining Kansas City creating the legendary legacy of the 1960s franchise is difficult. His coverage ability and playmaking skills led the Chiefs to three AFL Championships and appearances in Super Bowls I and IV. In Super Bowl IV, where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, Bell's defense limited Minnesota to just 67 rushing yards, marking one of the most dominant championship performances in professional football history.

Bell spent 12 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (1963–1974), playing in 168 games with 159 starts. He recorded 26 interceptions for 479 yards, six interception return touchdowns, 40.0 unofficial sacks, nine fumble recoveries, and nine touchdowns. A Super Bowl IV Champion, two-time AFL Champion, nine-time Pro Bowler, six-time All-Pro, and member of the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, he entered the Chiefs Hall of Honor in 1980, and in 1983, he was chosen for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  He would earn one more colossal honor when, in 2020, he was named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team.