Kansas City Chiefs: 10 Worst Draft Picks Since 1990
By Andrew Jones
2. Trezelle Jenkins (1995): 31st Overall
Fittingly, there are no pictures available that feature Jenkins playing in a regular season game. He did play in the season opener of 1997 at Denver, which is where this photo was taken. When you are a first -ound draft pick and there are no photos of you playing, you’re a bust.
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Jenkins is the second tackle on this list selected by former general manager Carl Peterson in the first round. The Chiefs found some excellent guards and centers, but tackles were a bit more difficult. Jenkins was drafted to protect Steve Bono when the Chiefs were expected to regress following Joe Montana’s departure. Instead, he rode the bench and the Chiefs went 13-3.
The next season, the Chiefs were picked by many to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl and their first-round tackle still could not get on the field. Finally in 1997, the Chiefs started Jenkins at the beginning of the season. It was clear he could not handle Neil Smith, who played for Denver and was soon traded to New Orleans.
He didn’t participate in another regular season game for the remainder of his career. The sad cherry on top is, in 2000 he was drafted into the ill-fated XFL, but he didn’t even make the team.