The Kansas City Chiefs have released their latest “unofficial” depth chart ahead of the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
There is a single change to the depth chart this week reflecting a transaction from Monday. Generally speaking, these are intended to give a rough idea of where a player is on the depth chart, but they’re not always entirely accurate. They’re considered “unofficial” because they’re assembled by the team’s PR staff and not the coaching staff and they might not always reflect what happens on game day as a result of that. It’s intended to be a fluid document that evolves as the roster changes throughout the season.
With all of that in mind, let’s take a look at the latest depth chart (dated Jan. 23) and see what we can learn about the Chiefs:
Offense
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
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Pos. |
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
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QB |
Patrick Mahomes |
Chad Henne |
Shane Buechele |
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RB |
Isiah Pacheco |
Jerick McKinnon |
Ronald Jones |
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FB |
Michael Burton |
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TE |
Travis Kelce |
Noah Gray |
Blake Bell |
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WR |
JuJu Smith-Schuster |
Skyy Moore |
Mecole Hardman |
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WR |
Marquez Valdes-Scantling |
Kadarius Toney |
Justin Watson |
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LT |
Orlando Brown Jr. |
Prince Tega-Wanogho |
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LG |
Joe Thuney |
Nick Allegretti |
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C |
Creed Humphrey |
Nick Allegretti |
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RG |
Trey Smith |
Nick Allegretti |
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RT |
Andrew Wylie |
Darian Kinnard |
Lucas Niang |
Observations:
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Neither Jody Fortson nor Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been activated to the 53-man roster, but with a free space following the release of Chris Lammons, both players could end up back this week.
Defense
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Pos. |
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
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LDE |
Mike Danna |
George Karlaftis |
Malik Herring |
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LDT |
Derrick Nnadi |
Khalen Saunders |
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RDT |
Chris Jones |
Brandon Williams |
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RDE |
Frank Clark |
Carlos Dunlap |
Joshua Kaindoh |
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MLB |
Nick Bolton |
Darius Harris |
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WLB |
Willie Gay Jr. |
Jack Cochrane |
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SLB |
Leo Chenal |
Jack Cochrane |
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LCB |
L’Jarius Sneed |
Joshua Williams |
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RCB |
Trent McDuffie |
Jaylen Watson |
Nazeeh Johnson |
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FS |
Juan Thornhill |
Deon Bush |
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SS |
Justin Reid |
Bryan Cook |
Observations:
Special teams
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Pos. |
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
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P |
Tommy Townsend |
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K |
Harrison Butker |
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LS |
James Winchester |
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H |
Tommy Townsend |
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PR |
Kadarius Toney |
Justin Watson |
Skyy Moore |
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KR |
Isiah Pacheco |
Skyy Moore |
Observations:
Story originally appeared on Chiefs Wire
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