The Kansas City Chiefs used all nine of their draft picks this year on players at only six positions — cornerback, inside linebacker, receiver, defensive tackle, tight end and center.
The team supplied these notes in its final media draft packet.
Rd. Overall Pos. Player Ht. Wt. College
1. 18 CB Marcus Peters 6-0 197 Washington
2. 49 C Mitch Morse 6-6 305 Missouri
3. 76 WR Chris Conley 6-3 205 Georgia
3. 98* CB Steven Nelson 5-11 194 Oregon State
4. 118 LB Ramik Wilson 6-2 237 Georgia
5. 172* LB D.J. Alexander 6-2 233 Oregon State
5. 173* TE James O’Shaughnessy 6-4 245 Illinois State
6. 217* DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches 6-2 307 Southern Miss.
7. 233 WR Da’Ron Brown 6-0 199 Northern Ill.
*compensatory selections
POSITION BREAKDOWN
(2) CB – Marcus Peters, Steven Nelson
(2) LB – Ramik Wilson, D.J. Alexander
(2) WR – Chris Conley, Da’Ron Brown
(1) OL – Mitch Morse
(1) TE – James O’Shaughnessy
(1) DL – Rakeem Nunez-Roches
Marcus Peters was the third of four cornerbacks taken in the first round of the 2015 NFLDraft and was the third of five defensive backs (cornerbacks and safeties) selected.
Peters becomes the ninth player from the University of Washington to be drafted by Kansas City and the seventh in the modern era (1970‐present). He is the first Husky to be selected by the Chiefs since RB Rashaan Shehee was selected with the 88th overall pick (third round) in the 1998 NFL Draft. He becomes the 11th player in team history to join the Chiefs from the University of Washington.
Peters is the first Chiefs player drafted from the Pac‐12 since the club took Oregon RB/WR De’Anthony Thomas in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Since General Manager John Dorsey and Head Coach Andy Reid joined the Chiefs in 2013, the duo has selected two Pac‐12 players in the NFL Draft (Thomas, ’14).
Peters becomes the second cornerback selected in the first round by a Reid‐coached team since Philadelphia selected Lito Sheppard 26th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He is
the fifth first‐round cornerback selected by a Dorsey organization since Green Bay picked Ahmad Carroll 25th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft.
With tonight’s selection of Peters, the Chiefs have now selected four cornerbacks in thefirst round of the NFL/AFL Draft. Peters is the first CB taken in the first round by the
Chiefs since Dale Carter was taken 20th overall in 1992. The Chiefs also selected Gary Green 10th overall in 1977 and Jim Marsalis 23rd overall in 1967.
The last time the Chiefs had the 18th overall pick was in 1993, which they sent to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for QB Joe Montana, S David Whitmore and San Francisco’s
third‐round pick (96th overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft, which was used to select WR Chris Penn.
Peters is the first player Kansas City has drafted with the No. 18 overall selection in the first round of either the AFL/NFL Draft.
Peters becomes the first cornerback selected by the Chiefs since CB Phillip Gaines was drafted out of Rice in the third round (87th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Since 1967, Peters becomes the 19th player in Washington history to be drafted in the first round.
He was one of three Washington Huskies to be selected in today’s first round, joining NT Danny Shelton (12th overall pick to Cleveland) and LB Shaq Thompson (25th overall pick to Carolina).
Washington’s three first‐round selections were the most of any college in Thursday’s opening round. It marks the first time in school history that three players were selected in the first round of an NFL Draft and is the third time in the Draft’s modern era that Washington had at least two first‐round picks (1992 and 1995).
Prior to last weekend, the last Washington player to be picked in the first round was CB Desmond Trufant who went to the Atlanta Falcons with the 22nd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Peters is the only player from the University of Washington currently on Kansas City’s roster.
