Who is the best linebacker in Chiefs history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Derrick Thomas (1990s) tops the list at 92.
The ranking
Best Chiefs linebackers ever · rating out of 100
- 1Derrick Thomas
Chiefs · 1990s92 - 2Willie Lanier
Chiefs · 1970s90 - 3Bobby Bell
Chiefs · 1960s88 - 4Derrick Johnson
Chiefs · 2000s84 - 5Tamba Hali
Chiefs · 2010s82 - 6Nick Bolton
Chiefs · 2020s78 - 7Jim Lynch
Chiefs · 1970s78 - 8Dee Ford
Chiefs · 2010s78 - 9Willie Gay Jr.
Chiefs · 2020s75 - 10Dino Hackett
Chiefs · 1980s74 - 11Kawika Mitchell
Chiefs · 2000s74 - 12Leo Chenal
Chiefs · 2020s74
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