Kansas City Chiefs depth chart
AFC West · updated Wed Sep 30
Week 4 (updated Wed Sep 30): the Chiefs depth chart lists Patrick Mahomes at QB, Kenneth Walker III at RB, Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Tyquan Thornton at WR, Travis Kelce at TE and Harrison Butker at K.
Depth chart as of · injury tags for Week 4
What changed on the Chiefs depth chart
No new starters since . 2 backup moves are marked in the tables below.
Chiefs offense
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Justin Fields | Garrett Nussmeier | ||
| RB | Kenneth Walker III | Emmett Johnson | Brashard Smith | ||
| FB | Ben VanSumeren | ||||
| WR1 | Rashee Rice | Jalen Royals ▲ Up | Jeff Caldwell IR | ||
| WR2 | Xavier Worthy | Cyrus Allen ▼ Down | Jimmy Holiday IR | ||
| WR3 | Tyquan Thornton | Nikko Remigio | |||
| TE | Travis Kelce | Noah Gray | Jake Briningstool | Jared Wiley | John Michael Gyllenborg IR |
| Offensive line | |||||
| LT | Josh Simmons | Kahlil Benson | Jaylon Moore | ||
| LG | Kingsley Suamataia | Mike Caliendo | Joshua Ezeudu | ||
| C | Creed Humphrey | Hunter Nourzad | |||
| RG | Trey Smith | Mike Caliendo | Matt Waletzko | ||
| RT | Kahlil Benson | Jaylon Moore | Diego Pounds | ||
Chiefs defense
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | George Karlaftis | Ashton Gillotte | Jack Pyburn | Ethan Downs |
| LDT | Chris Jones | Peter Woods | ||
| RDT | Khyiris Tonga | Bryson Eason | Omarr Norman-Lott | |
| RDE | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | R Mason Thomas | Cooper McDonald | |
| WLB | Drue Tranquill | |||
| MLB | Nick Bolton | Jack Cochrane | ||
| SLB | Jeffrey Bassa | |||
| LCB | Nohl Williams | Chris Roland-Wallace | ||
| SS | Chamarri Conner | Jaden Hicks | ||
| FS | Alohi Gilman | Xavier Nwankpa | ||
| RCB | Mansoor Delane | Kristian Fulton | ||
| NB | L'Jarius Sneed | Jadon Canady |
Chiefs special teams
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | Harrison Butker | |||
| P | Matt Araiza | |||
| PR | Nikko Remigio | Brashard Smith | Tyquan Thornton | |
| KR | Nikko Remigio | Brashard Smith | Xavier Worthy | Emmett Johnson |
| LS | James Winchester |
Starters, backups and the marks
Each row is one spot in the formation, starter first and the backups in order behind him. The offense lists three wide receiver spots (WR1–WR3), so the first name in each is a starting receiver. The fantasy positions — quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker — are in purple, and a player with a page on this site links to it.
New starter, New, ▲ Up and ▼ Down compare this chart with the one from about a week earlier () , position by position: a receiver moved from one WR spot to another is not new.
Out, Doubtful and Questionable come from the team's official injury report for the week, and IR, PUP and the other reserve lists from nflverse's weekly rosters — the same availability every weekly board on the site uses. They cover the fantasy positions; a team's depth chart is often slower to change than its injury report.
A depth chart is the team's own ordering, not a snap count: a listed starter can still split the work. For who actually gets the ball, see the target share leaders and the handcuff rankings; for this week's statuses, the NFL injury report.
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