The Kansas City Chiefs have released their latest “unofficial” depth chart ahead of the Week 14 game against the Denver Broncos.
No changes to the offensive, defensive or special teams depth chart this week, despite the team making a roster move on Tuesday. 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 Dec. 6) and see what we can learn about the Chiefs:
Offense
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Chad Henne | Shane Buechele | |
| RB | Isiah Pacheco | Jerick McKinnon | Ronald Jones | |
| FB | Michael Burton | |||
| TE | Travis Kelce | Noah Gray | Jody Fortson | |
| WR | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Skyy Moore | ||
| WR | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | Kadarius Toney | Justin Watson | |
| LT | Orlando Brown Jr. | Geron Christian | Prince Tega-Wanogho | |
| LG | Joe Thuney | Nick Allegretti | ||
| C | Creed Humphrey | Nick Allegretti | ||
| RG | Trey Smith | Nick Allegretti | ||
| RT | Andrew Wylie | Darian Kinnard | Lucas Niang |
Observations:
- No changes to the offensive depth chart this week, but there should be some on the way soon. Mecole Hardman is eligible to be designated to return from injured reserve in Week 15.
- Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon are more like 1a and 1b on the depth chart. They were a perfect 1-2 punch against the Bengals.
- Nick Allegretti filled in for Joe Thuney for the second consecutive week in Week 13 against the Bengals.
Defense
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| LDE | Mike Danna | George Karlaftis | Malik Herring | |
| LDT | Derrick Nnadi | Khalen Saunders | ||
| RDT | Chris Jones | Taylor Stallworth | ||
| RDE | Frank Clark | Carlos Dunlap | Joshua Kaindoh | |
| MLB | Nick Bolton | Darius Harris | ||
| WLB | Willie Gay Jr. | Jack Cochrane | ||
| SLB | Leo Chenal | Jack Cochrane | ||
| LCB | L’Jarius Sneed | Joshua Williams | Chris Lammons | |
| RCB | Trent McDuffie | Jaylen Watson | Nazeeh Johnson | |
| FS | Juan Thornhill | Deon Bush | ||
| SS | Justin Reid | Bryan Cook |
Observations:
- No changes to the defensive depth chart this week despite Taylor Stallworth no longer being on the 53-man roster. Consider it an oversight from the team’s PR staff or perhaps the transaction wasn’t yet official when they published the depth chart.
- It’s worth mentioning again that Darius Harris continues to see linebacker snaps ahead of third-round pick Leo Chenal.
Special teams
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| P | Tommy Townsend | |||
| K | Harrison Butker | |||
| LS | James Winchester | |||
| H | Tommy Townsend | |||
| PR | Kadarius Toney | Skyy Moore | ||
| KR | Isiah Pacheco | Skyy Moore |
Observations:
- Despite unseating Skyy Moore while Kadarius Toney is injured, there has been no update to reflect that Justin Watson is the team’s punt returner moving forward.
