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1988 Kansas City Chiefs

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Record: 4-11-1, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 254 points (15.9/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 320 points (20.0/g), 15th.
 Differential of -66 points (-4.1/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.

Coached by Frank Gansz (4-11-1)

1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Steve DeBerg 34 10 11 224 for 414, 2,935 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 18 rushes for 30 yards and 1 td

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977

QB Bill Kenney 33 8 5 58 for 114, 549 yards, 0 td, 5 int, & 2 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978

RB Paul Palmer 24 1 11 134 rushes for 452 yards, 2 td, & 53 catches for 611 yards and 4 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987

RB Herman Heard 27 4 5 106 rushes for 438 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 198 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984

FB Christian Okoye 27 1 9 105 rushes for 473 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 51 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987

WR Carlos Carson 30 8 14 46 catches for 711 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980

WR Stephone Paige 27 5 16 61 catches for 902 yards, 7 td
TE Jonathan Hayes 26 3 9 22 catches for 233 yards, 1 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985

TE Alfredo Roberts 23 Rook 7 10 catches for 104 yards, 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 197th pick / 1988

LT John Alt 26 4 13

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984

LG Rich Baldinger 29 6 14 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982

C Tom Baugh 25 2 10

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 87th pick / 1986

C Gerry Feehery 28 5 6
RG Mark Adickes 27 2 10

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 Supp

RG Byron Ingram 24 1 5
RT Irv Eatman 27 2 14

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983

RT Dave Lutz 29 5 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983

 Defensive Starters
LDE Leonard Griffin 26 2 9 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986

LDE Neil Smith 22 Rook 7 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988

LDE Mike Stensrud 32 9 5 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979

NT Bill Maas 26 4 8 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984

RDE Mike Bell 31 9 12 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979

LOLB Jack Del Rio 25 3 10 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985

LOLB Angelo Snipes 25 2 8 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LILB Aaron Pearson 24 2 10

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 285th pick / 1986

RILB Dino Hackett* 24 2 13 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986

ROLB Tim Cofield 25 2 15 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
LCB Albert Lewis* 28 5 12 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983

LCB J.C. Pearson 25 2 6 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Kevin Ross 26 4 14 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984

SS Lloyd Burruss 31 7 9 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981

SS Kevin Porter 22 Rook 7 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 59th pick / 1988

FS Deron Cherry*+ 29 7 16 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 6 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Nick Lowery 32 10 0 27 of 32 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points
P Kelly Goodburn 26 1 0 76 punts for a 40.2 average, 0 blocked
PR Kitrick Taylor 24 Rook 0 29 punt returns for a 6.4 average and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1987

KR Paul Palmer 24 1 11 23 kick returns for a 15.8 average and 0 td

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Mark Adickes 27 G 10 10 278 6-4 Baylor 4/22/1961 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984 Supp

John Alt 26 T 14 13 298 6-8 Iowa 5/30/1962 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1984

Gary Baldinger 25 DE-NT 11 4 264 6-3 Wake Forest 10/4/1963 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 229th pick / 1986

Rich Baldinger 29 G-T 14 14 285 6-4 Wake Forest 12/31/1959 6

New York Giants / 10th / 270th pick / 1982

Tom Baugh 25 C 12 10 274 6-3 Southern Illinois 12/1/1963 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 87th pick / 1986

Mike Bell 31 DE 12 12 255 6-4 Colorado State 8/30/1957 9

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1979

Lloyd Burruss 31 DB 10 9 204 6-0 Maryland 10/31/1957 7

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 78th pick / 1981

Carlos Carson 30 WR 14 14 180 5-11 LSU 12/28/1958 8

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 114th pick / 1980

Deron Cherry*+ 29 DB 16 16 197 5-11 Rutgers 9/12/1959 7
Tim Cofield 25 LB 16 15 243 6-2 Elizabeth City State 5/18/1963 2
Darrell Colbert 24 WR 3 0 174 5-10 Texas Southern 11/16/1964 1
Louis Cooper 25 LB 11 4 240 6-2 Western Carolina 8/5/1963 3

Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 305th pick / 1985

Steve DeBerg 34 QB 13 11 210 6-3 San Jose State 1/19/1954 10

Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977

Jack Del Rio 25 LB 15 10 246 6-4 USC 4/4/1963 3

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 68th pick / 1985

Curt DiGiacomo 25 G-C 12 0 270 6-4 Arizona 10/24/1963 2
Irv Eatman 27 T 16 14 293 6-7 UCLA 1/1/1961 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 204th pick / 1983

Gerry Feehery 28 C-G 6 6 268 6-2 Syracuse 3/9/1960 5
Kenny Gamble 23 RB-DB 16 0 197 5-10 Colgate 3/8/1965 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 251st pick / 1988

Kelly Goodburn 26 P 16 0 195 6-2 Emporia State,Iowa State 4/14/1962 1
Leonard Griffin 26 DE-NT 15 9 268 6-4 Grambling State 9/22/1962 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1986

Dino Hackett* 24 LB 13 13 228 6-3 Appalachian State 6/28/1964 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1986

Dee Hardison 32 DE-DT-NT-DE 7 1 274 6-4 North Carolina 5/2/1956 10

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1978

Emile Harry 25 WR 16 2 175 5-11 Stanford 4/5/1963 2

Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 89th pick / 1985

James Harvey 23 G-T 1 0 265 6-3 Jackson State 11/27/1965 1
Andy Hawkins 30 LB 7 3 225 6-2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 3/31/1958 8

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980

Jonathan Hayes 26 TE 16 9 248 6-5 Iowa 8/11/1962 3

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 41st pick / 1985

Herman Heard 27 RB 12 5 184 5-10 Fort Lewis,Southern Colorado 11/24/1961 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1984

Greg Hill 27 DB 15 0 194 6-1 Oklahoma State 2/12/1961 5

Houston Oilers / 4th / 86th pick / 1983

David Hollis 23 DB 2 0 175 5-11 UNLV 4/4/1965 1
Todd Howard 23 LB 7 0 235 6-2 Texas A&M 2/18/1965 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1987

Byron Ingram 24 G 12 5 295 6-2 Eastern Kentucky 11/17/1964 1
Keyvan Jenkins 27 RB 2 0 190 5-10 UNLV 1/6/1961 1
Sidney Johnson 23 DB 13 0 175 5-9 California 3/7/1965 Rook
Rod E. Jones 24 TE 2 0 240 6-4 Washington 3/3/1964 1

New York Giants / 8th / 223rd pick / 1987

Brian Jozwiak 25 G-T 3 1 304 6-5 West Virginia 6/20/1963 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 7th pick / 1986

Bill Kenney 33 QB 16 5 211 6-4 Arizona State,Northern Colorado 1/20/1955 8

Miami Dolphins / 12th / 333rd pick / 1978

Albert Lewis* 28 DB 14 12 196 6-2 Grambling State 10/6/1960 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983

Calvin Loveall 26 DB 4 0 180 5-9 Idaho 7/23/1962 Rook
Nick Lowery 32 K 16 0 215 6-4 Dartmouth 5/27/1956 10
Dave Lutz 29 T-G 15 7 305 6-6 Georgia Tech 12/20/1959 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 34th pick / 1983

Bill Maas 26 NT-DE 8 8 271 6-5 Pittsburgh 3/2/1962 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1984

Chris Martin 28 LB 6 0 236 6-2 Auburn 12/19/1960 5
Jerry McCabe 23 LB 3 1 225 6-1 Holy Cross 1/25/1965 1
Ron McLean 25 NT-DE 6 0 270 6-3 Cal State-Fullerton 4/13/1963 1

New York Jets / 9th / 241st pick / 1987

Larry Moriarty 30 RB 9 3 240 6-1 Notre Dame 4/24/1958 5

Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1983

Christian Okoye 27 RB 9 9 253 6-1 Azusa Pacific 8/16/1961 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 1987

Stephone Paige 27 WR 16 16 184 6-2 Fresno State 10/15/1961 5
Paul Palmer 24 RB 15 11 184 5-9 Temple 10/14/1964 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 19th pick / 1987

Aaron Pearson 24 LB 16 10 239 6-0 Mississippi State 8/22/1964 2

Kansas City Chiefs / 11th / 285th pick / 1986

J.C. Pearson 25 DB 16 6 187 5-11 Cal Poly-Pomona,Washington 8/17/1963 2
Kevin Porter 22 DB 15 7 215 5-10 Auburn 4/11/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 59th pick / 1988

Alfredo Roberts 23 TE-WR 16 7 250 6-3 Miami (FL) 3/1/1965 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 197th pick / 1988

Kevin Ross 26 DB 15 14 185 5-9 Temple 1/16/1962 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 173rd pick / 1984

Jerome Sally 29 NT 3 2 267 6-3 Missouri 2/24/1959 6
James Saxon 22 FB 16 4 237 5-11 San Jose State 3/23/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 139th pick / 1988

Neil Smith 22 DE 13 7 270 6-4 Nebraska 4/10/1966 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988

Angelo Snipes 25 LB 15 8 222 6-0 West Georgia 1/11/1963 2
Troy Stedman 23 LB 5 0 243 6-3 Iowa Central,Washburn 5/19/1965 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 170th pick / 1988

Mike Stensrud 32 NT-DE-DT 13 5 280 6-5 Iowa State 2/19/1956 9

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979

Kitrick Taylor 24 WR 16 0 194 5-11 Washington State 7/22/1964 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1987

Don Thorp 26 NT-DE 3 0 260 6-4 Illinois 7/10/1962 4

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 156th pick / 1984

Team Total 26.3 16 233.9 6-1.8 3.3