The Kansas City Chiefs have released their latest “unofficial” depth chart ahead of the Week 15 game against the Houston Texans.
There are a pair of changes to the depth chart this week, with one related to a recent transaction and another a legitimate change on the depth chart. 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. 13) 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 on the offensive side of the ball this week. The team does have the option to designate WR Mecole Hardman to return from injured reserve and activate him to the 53-man roster this week.
Defense
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| LDE | Mike Danna | George Karlaftis | Malik Herring | |
| LDT | Derrick Nnadi | Khalen Saunders | ||
| RDT | Chris Jones | Brandon Williams | ||
| 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:
- Brandon Williams now replaces Taylor Stallworth on the depth chart. He played 15 snaps in his Week 14 debut against the Broncos.
Special teams
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| P | Tommy Townsend | |||
| K | Harrison Butker | |||
| LS | James Winchester | |||
| H | Tommy Townsend | |||
| PR | Kadarius Toney | Justin Watson | Skyy Moore | |
| KR | Isiah Pacheco | Skyy Moore |
Observations:
- After a few weeks of working as the starting punt returner, Justin Watson has now been added at No. 2 on the depth chart. Skyy Moore hasn’t been removed from the depth chart, but he is now listed as No. 3 behind Watson. Take from that what you will.
