Kansas City Chiefs Depth Chart for Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs Depth Chart - Offense

Our offensive NFL depth charts are designed for fantasy football managers looking to understand a player's projected usage and relevance for the upcoming week and rest of season. You can sort/filter/download the table. Snap shares, rush shares, and target shares are Razzball projections. The criteria for 'Starter' varies by position and represents either a high share of snaps or a high share of usage. 'Rotation' is the next tier down and is generally fantasy relevant. The levels under that are 'Backup' (on roster, not fantasy relevant) and 'Depth' (not fantasy relevant). 'Scatback' is an RB that does not qualify as a Starter and whose usage is mostly in pass game and is likely relevant in PPR. A 'Fullback' is not typically fantasy relevant. Please visit our Depth Chart Homepage for more information.

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2026 Proj Rush %	2026 Proj Tgt %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %	2025 Rush %	2025 Tgt %
Patrick Mahomes	QB	Starter	99	15	0	Starter	99	14	0	KC	14	84	15	0
Justin Fields	QB	Backup	1	0	0	Backup	1	0	0	NYJ	9	45	16	0
Garrett Nussmeier	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Chris Oladokun	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	KC	3	10	1	0
Kenneth Walker III	RB	Starter	64	55	10	Starter	63	55	10	SEA	17	47	44	8
Emari Demercado	RB	Backup	29	18	5	Backup	30	19	5	ARI	12	17	12	3
Emmett Johnson	RB	Depth	5	4	1	Depth	5	4	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Brashard Smith	RB	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	KC	17	17	10	6
EJ Smith	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Jaydn Ott	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Xavier Worthy	WR	Starter	80	3	18	Rotation	70	3	16	KC	14	58	3	13
Rashee Rice	WR	Starter	75	2	24	Starter	73	2	24	KC	8	37	1	14
Tyquan Thornton	WR	Backup	30	0	6	Backup	34	0	7	KC	14	33	0	7
Jalen Royals	WR	Backup	17	0	2	Backup	19	0	3	KC	7	8	0	1
Cyrus Allen	WR	Backup	13	0	2	Backup	14	0	2	NA	0	0	0	0
Jason Brownlee	WR	Depth	9	0	1	Depth	10	0	1	KC	4	2	0	0
Nikko Remigio	WR	Depth	5	2	1	Depth	5	2	1	KC	9	3	0	0
Jacob De Jesus	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Omari Evans	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Jeff Caldwell	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Xavier Loyd	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Andrew Armstrong	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Holiday	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	5	0	1	KC	1	0	0	0
Travis Kelce	TE	Starter	80	0	20	Starter	71	0	18	KC	17	81	0	20
Noah Gray	TE	Rotation	52	0	7	Rotation	51	0	7	KC	16	49	0	7
Jared Wiley	TE	Depth	4	0	0	Depth	9	0	1	KC	4	3	0	0
Tre Watson	TE	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	4	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Jake Briningstool	TE	Depth	2	0	0	Depth	4	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
John Michael Gyllenborg	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	2	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Chiefs Depth Chart - Defense

Our defensive NFL depth charts for defense include DL, LB, and DB. Snap shares are Razzball projections.

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	YTD Games	YTD Snap %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
George Karlaftis	DL	DE	Starter	88	Starter	85	2	88	KC	15	69
Ashton Gillotte	DL	DE	Rotation	55	Rotation	55	2	36	KC	16	45
R Thomas	DL	DE	Backup	31	Backup	29	1	23	NA	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DL	DE	Backup	31	Backup	29	1	24	NA	0	0
Chris Jones	DL	DT	Rotation	63	Rotation	60	2	60	KC	16	69
Khyiris Tonga	DL	DT	Rotation	50	Rotation	50	1	0	NE	11	15
Peter Woods	DL	DT	Backup	31	Backup	29	2	54	NA	0	0
Bryson Eason	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	0	0	NA	0	0
Omarr Norman-Lott	DL	DT	Out	0	Backup	25	0	0	KC	2	4
Nick Bolton	LB	MLB	Starter	100	Starter	96	2	100	KC	17	97
Jeffrey Bassa	LB	MLB	Backup	14	Backup	13	0	0	KC	3	3
Drue Tranquill	LB	OLB	Starter	97	Starter	93	2	97	KC	17	85
Jack Cochrane	LB	OLB	Backup	23	Backup	21	1	22	KC	3	4
Cole Christiansen	LB	OLB	Backup	23	Backup	21	0	0	NA	0	0
Cooper McDonald	LB	OLB	Out	0	Rotation	50	0	0	KC	4	5
Nohl Williams	DB	CB	Starter	100	Starter	96	2	100	KC	11	42
Kristian Fulton	DB	CB	Starter	84	Backup	37	2	85	KC	6	20
Mansoor Delane	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	77	1	3	NA	0	0
L'Jarius Sneed	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	76	2	82	TEN	7	34
Jadon Canady	DB	CB	Out	0	Backup	25	1	0	NA	0	0
Christian Roland-Wallace	DB	CB	Out	0	Depth	9	1	5	KC	9	18
Alohi Gilman	DB	FS	Starter	100	Starter	96	2	100	LAC	17	100
Chamarri Conner	DB	FS	Out	0	Rotation	66	0	0	KC	17	98
Xavier Nwankpa	DB	FS	Out	0	Depth	2	0	0	NA	0	0
Jaden Hicks	DB	SS	Starter	100	Backup	29	2	100	KC	14	39

Injury Report vs @MIA Week 3 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Josh Simmons	OL	Yes	Out	Back	Simmons has been ruled out heading into Week 3 versus the Dolphins and is listed gameday inactive.
Cooper McDonald	LB	Yes	Out	Knee	McDonald is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve. He will miss at least 4 games.
Chamarri Conner	DB	Yes	Out	Knee	Conner has been ruled out heading into Week 3 versus the Dolphins and is listed as a gameday inactive.
Garrett Nussmeier	QB	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 3
Jeff Caldwell	WR	No	Out	Knee	Caldwell is dealing with a hyperextended left knee and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
John Michael Gyllenborg	TE	No	Out	Knee	Gyllenborg is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Jared Wiley	TE	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 3
Matt Waletzko	OL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Waletzko is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Diego Pounds	OL	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 3
Tyreke Smith	DL	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 3
Omarr Norman-Lott	DL	No	Out	Knee	Norman-Lott is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss at least four games.
Jack Pyburn	DL	No	Out	Gameday Inactive	Week 3
Ethan Downs	LB	No	Out	Knee	Downs has suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.

2026 Schedule

The bye week for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2026 is Week 12.

w1	w2	w3	w4	w5	w6	w7	w8	w9	w10	w11	w12	w13	w14	w15	w16	w17	w18
DEN	IND	@MIA	@LV	OFF	LAC	@SEA	@DEN	NYJ	@ATL	ARI	@BUF	@LAR	@CIN	NE	SF	@LAC	LV
DEN	IND	@MIA	@LV	OFF	LAC	@SEA	@DEN	NYJ	@ATL	ARI	@BUF	@LAR	@CIN	NE	SF	@LAC	LV
DEN	IND	@MIA	@LV	OFF	LAC	@SEA	@DEN	NYJ	@ATL	ARI	@BUF	@LAR	@CIN	NE	SF	@LAC	LV
DEN	IND	@MIA	@LV	OFF	LAC	@SEA	@DEN	NYJ	@ATL	ARI	@BUF	@LAR	@CIN	NE	SF	@LAC	LV
DEN	IND	@MIA	@LV	OFF	LAC	@SEA	@DEN	NYJ	@ATL	ARI	@BUF	@LAR	@CIN	NE	SF	@LAC	LV
DEN	IND	@MIA	@LV	OFF	LAC	@SEA	@DEN	NYJ	@ATL	ARI	@BUF	@LAR	@CIN	NE	SF	@LAC	LV

Kansas City Chiefs 2026 Fantasy Football Projected Player Rankings

Our 2026 fantasy football rankings for the Kansas City Chiefs. Please see the links below for projections and rankings of all players.

2026 Projections

All | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | FLEX | DEF(Team) | DEF(IDP) | Vs FantasyPros

Name	Pos	STD Pos Rank	1/2 PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank
Patrick Mahomes	QB	10	10	10
Kenneth Walker III	RB	4	4	3
Emmett Johnson	RB	64	62	63
Brashard Smith	RB	81	82	83
Rashee Rice	WR	21	23	23
Xavier Worthy	WR	48	48	46
Tyquan Thornton	WR	88	96	100
Travis Kelce	TE	7	7	8
Noah Gray	TE	59	60	60
Jake Briningstool	TE	70	70	70
Harrison Butker	PK	8	8	8
George Karlaftis	DL	11	11	11
Ashton Gillotte	DL	70	70	70
Chris Jones	DL	96	96	96
Nick Bolton	LB	4	4	4
Drue Tranquill	LB	40	40	40
Nohl Williams	DB	52	52	52
Alohi Gilman	DB	58	58	58

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