The Kansas City Chiefs have released an updated version of their depth chart ahead of the Week 9 game against the Tennessee Titans.
There are quite a few changes on the depth chart this week. The Chiefs made a pair of trades ahead of Tuesday’s deadline and activated a player to the 53-man roster from injured reserve.
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 and see what we can learn about the Chiefs:
Offense
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Chad Henne | Shane Buechele | |
| RB | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | Jerick McKinnon | Isiah Pacheco | Ronald Jones |
| FB | Michael Burton | |||
| TE | Travis Kelce | Noah Gray | Jody Fortson | |
| WR | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Skyy Moore | Kadarius Toney | |
| WR | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | Mecole Hardman | 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 |
Observations:
- Toney is the first change to the offensive depth chart that we’ve had in a while. He’s listed as a third-stringer, which tracks with Andy Reid’s comments about bringing him on slowly.
Defense
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| LDE | Mike Danna | George Karlaftis | Malik Herring | |
| LDT | Derrick Nnadi | Khalen Saunders | ||
| RDT | Chris Jones | Taylor Stallworth | ||
| RDE | 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:
- Frank Clark is no longer listed on the depth chart as he serves his two-game suspension. Carlos Dunlap is now listed as the starter at the right defensive end spot.
- Rashad Fenton was shipped off to the Falcons on Tuesday and is no longer on the depth chart.
- Trent McDuffie was activated to the 53-man roster and returns to a starting cornerback spot.
- Jaylen Watson was previously listed behind Joshua Williams on the left cornerback spot on the depth chart. He’s now listed behind McDuffie.
- Nazeeh Johnson is now listed as a cornerback when he was previously listed as a safety. He played the nickel and outside corner spot during training camp and the preseason.
Special teams
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| P | Tommy Townsend | |||
| K | Harrison Butker | |||
| LS | James Winchester | |||
| H | Tommy Townsend | |||
| PR | Mecole Hardman | Skyy Moore | ||
| KR | Isiah Pacheco | Skyy Moore |
Observations:
- No changes here despite Andy Reid mentioning that Kadarius Toney could be used as a punt returner for the team.
