Kansas City Chiefs depth chart 2026

ESPN’s order as of Sep 30, 2026

Who starts for the Chiefs?

QB Patrick Mahomes, then Justin Fields; RB Kenneth Walker III, then Emmett Johnson; WR Rashee Rice, then Jalen Royals; TE Travis Kelce, then Noah Gray.

Base 4-3 D

Kansas City Chiefs depth chart, Base 4-3 D: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
LDEGeorge KarlaftisAshton GillotteJack PyburnEthan Downs—
LDTChris JonesPeter Woods———
RDTKhyiris TongaBryson EasonOmarr Norman-Lott——
RDEFelix Anudike-UzomahR Mason ThomasCooper McDonald——
WLBDrue Tranquill————
MLBNick BoltonJack Cochrane———
SLBJeffrey Bassa————
LCBNohl WilliamsChris Roland-Wallace———
SSChamarri ConnerQJaden Hicks———
FSAlohi GilmanXavier Nwankpa———
RCBMansoor DelaneKristian Fulton———
NBL'Jarius SneedJadon Canady———

Special Teams

Kansas City Chiefs depth chart, Special Teams: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
PKHarrison Butker————
PMatt Araiza————
HMatt Araiza————
PRNikko RemigioBrashard SmithTyquan Thornton——
KRNikko RemigioBrashard SmithXavier WorthyEmmett Johnson—
LSJames Winchester————

3WR 1TE

Kansas City Chiefs depth chart, 3WR 1TE: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
WRRashee RiceJalen RoyalsJeff Caldwell——
WRXavier WorthyCyrus AllenJimmy Holiday——
WRTyquan ThorntonNikko Remigio———
LTJosh SimmonsQKahlil BensonJaylon Moore——
LGKingsley SuamataiaMike CaliendoJoshua Ezeudu——
CCreed HumphreyHunter Nourzad———
RGTrey SmithMike CaliendoMatt Waletzko——
RTKahlil BensonJaylon MooreDiego Pounds——
QBPatrick MahomesJustin FieldsGarrett Nussmeier——
TETravis KelceNoah GrayJake BriningstoolJared WileyJohn Michael Gyllenborg
RBKenneth Walker IIIEmmett JohnsonBrashard Smith——
FBBen VanSumeren————

ESPN’s depth chart, read Sep 30, 2026 and refreshed daily. The letter beside a name is his tag on the NFL injury report.