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 %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
George Karlaftis	DL	DE	Starter	78	Starter	74	KC	15	69
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DL	DE	Rotation	55	Rotation	55	NA	0	0
R Mason Thomas	DL	DE	Backup	26	Backup	26	NA	0	0
Ashton Gillotte	DL	DE	Backup	26	Backup	26	KC	16	45
Ethan Downs	DL	DE	Backup	10	Backup	10	KC	1	1
Tyreke Smith	DL	DE	Backup	10	Backup	10	NA	0	0
Chris Jones	DL	DT	Starter	74	Starter	70	KC	16	69
Khyiris Tonga	DL	DT	Rotation	50	Rotation	50	NE	11	15
Peter Woods	DL	DT	Backup	26	Backup	26	NA	0	0
Omarr Norman-Lott	DL	DT	Backup	19	Backup	20	KC	2	4
Marcus Harris	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	NA	0	0
Nick Bolton	LB	MLB	Starter	96	Starter	92	KC	17	97
Cooper McDonald	LB	MLB	Backup	21	Backup	22	KC	4	5
Jack Cochrane	LB	MLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	KC	3	4
Drue Tranquill	LB	OLB	Starter	84	Starter	80	KC	17	85
Jeffrey Bassa	LB	OLB	Rotation	50	Rotation	51	KC	3	3
Kam Arnold	LB	OLB	Backup	24	Backup	24	NA	0	0
Cole Christiansen	LB	OLB	Backup	24	Backup	24	NA	0	0
Mansoor Delane	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	76	NA	0	0
L'Jarius Sneed	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	76	TEN	7	34
Kader Kohou	DB	CB	Rotation	65	Rotation	65	NA	0	0
Nohl Williams	DB	CB	Backup	19	Backup	21	KC	11	42
Kaiir Elam	DB	CB	Backup	19	Backup	21	DAL	10	48
Jadon Canady	DB	CB	Backup	16	Backup	18	NA	0	0
Kristian Fulton	DB	CB	Backup	15	Backup	16	KC	6	20
Christian Roland-Wallace	DB	CB	Backup	13	Backup	14	KC	9	18
Melvin Smith Jr.	DB	CB	Depth	3	Depth	3	NA	0	0
Kevin Knowles II	DB	DB	Depth	5	Depth	5	KC	4	7
Chamarri Conner	DB	FS	Starter	98	Starter	93	KC	17	98
Alohi Gilman	DB	FS	Starter	95	Starter	90	LAC	17	100
Jaden Hicks	DB	SS	Backup	25	Backup	33	KC	14	39
Tanner McCalister	DB	SS	Depth	3	Depth	4	NA	0	0

Injury Report vs DEN Week 1 (MON 8PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes

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	0	0	0
Justin Fields	QB	0	0	0
Chris Oladokun	QB	0	0	0
Garrett Nussmeier	QB	0	0	0
Kenneth Walker III	RB	0	0	0
Emari Demercado	RB	0	0	0
Emmett Johnson	RB	0	0	0
Jaydn Ott	RB	0	0	0
EJ Smith	RB	0	0	0
Brashard Smith	RB	0	0	0
Rashee Rice	WR	0	0	0
Xavier Worthy	WR	0	0	0
Tyquan Thornton	WR	0	0	0
Jalen Royals	WR	0	0	0
Cyrus Allen	WR	0	0	0
Nikko Remigio	WR	0	0	0
Jason Brownlee	WR	0	0	0
Jimmy Holiday	WR	0	0	0
Jeff Caldwell	WR	0	0	0
Jacob De Jesus	WR	0	0	0
Omari Evans	WR	0	0	0
Xavier Loyd	WR	0	0	0
Andrew Armstrong	WR	0	0	0
Travis Kelce	TE	0	0	0
Noah Gray	TE	0	0	0
Jared Wiley	TE	0	0	0
Jake Briningstool	TE	0	0	0
Tre Watson	TE	0	0	0
John Michael Gyllenborg	TE	0	0	0
Harrison Butker	PK	0	0	0
George Karlaftis	DL	0	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DL	0	0	0
Chris Jones	DL	0	0	0
Khyiris Tonga	DL	0	0	0
Ashton Gillotte	DL	0	0	0
Peter Woods	DL	0	0	0
Omarr Norman-Lott	DL	0	0	0
R Mason Thomas	DL	0	0	0
Marcus Harris	DL	0	0	0
Ethan Downs	DL	0	0	0
Tyreke Smith	DL	0	0	0
Nick Bolton	LB	0	0	0
Drue Tranquill	LB	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	LB	0	0	0
Cooper McDonald	LB	0	0	0
Kam Arnold	LB	0	0	0
Cole Christiansen	LB	0	0	0
Jack Cochrane	LB	0	0	0
Chamarri Conner	DB	0	0	0
Alohi Gilman	DB	0	0	0
L'Jarius Sneed	DB	0	0	0
Mansoor Delane	DB	0	0	0
Kader Kohou	DB	0	0	0
Jaden Hicks	DB	0	0	0
Nohl Williams	DB	0	0	0
Kaiir Elam	DB	0	0	0
Kristian Fulton	DB	0	0	0
Christian Roland-Wallace	DB	0	0	0
Jadon Canady	DB	0	0	0
Kevin Knowles II	DB	0	0	0
Tanner McCalister	DB	0	0	0
Melvin Smith Jr.	DB	0	0	0

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