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	82	Starter	79	5	85	KC	15	69
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DL	DE	Rotation	58	Rotation	56	4	42	NA	0	0
R Thomas	DL	DE	Backup	33	Backup	32	3	29	NA	0	0
Ashton Gillotte	DL	DE	Backup	33	Backup	32	5	44	KC	16	45
Jack Pyburn	DL	DE	Out	0	Backup	10	0	0	NA	0	0
Chris Jones	DL	DT	Starter	76	Starter	73	5	71	KC	16	69
Khyiris Tonga	DL	DT	Rotation	50	Rotation	50	3	23	NE	11	15
Peter Woods	DL	DT	Backup	33	Backup	32	5	46	NA	0	0
Bryson Eason	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	1	2	NA	0	0
Omarr Norman-Lott	DL	DT	Out	0	Backup	14	0	0	KC	2	4
Nick Bolton	LB	MLB	Starter	100	Starter	96	5	100	KC	17	97
Jeffrey Bassa	LB	MLB	Backup	12	Backup	13	3	5	KC	3	3
Drue Tranquill	LB	OLB	Starter	86	Starter	82	5	86	KC	17	85
Cooper McDonald	LB	OLB	Rotation	50	Rotation	50	0	0	KC	4	5
Jack Cochrane	LB	OLB	Backup	19	Backup	20	4	23	KC	3	4
Mansoor Delane	DB	CB	Starter	95	Starter	91	4	64	NA	0	0
Nohl Williams	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	77	5	90	KC	11	42
L'Jarius Sneed	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	71	5	72	TEN	7	34
Christian Roland-Wallace	DB	CB	Backup	31	Backup	30	4	20	KC	9	18
Kristian Fulton	DB	CB	Backup	24	Backup	24	3	34	KC	6	20
Jadon Canady	DB	CB	Out	0	Backup	15	1	0	NA	0	0
Chamarri Conner	DB	FS	Starter	95	Starter	91	2	38	KC	17	98
Alohi Gilman	DB	FS	Rotation	65	Rotation	65	5	87	LAC	17	100
Xavier Nwankpa	DB	FS	Depth	2	Depth	3	1	0	NA	0	0
Jaden Hicks	DB	SS	Backup	18	Backup	21	5	74	KC	14	39

Injury Report vs @DEN Week 8 (SUN 4PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Tyquan Thornton	WR	Yes	Out	Ankle	Thornton is dealing with a dislocated ankle and has been place on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least 4 games.
Rashee Rice	WR	Yes	Questionable	Hamstring/Knee	Week 8
Josh Simmons	OL	Yes	Out	Back/Personal	Simmons is dealing with a back injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least 4 games.
Jaylon Moore	OL	Yes	Questionable	Concussion	Week 8
Brashard Smith	RB	No	Out	Hamstring	Smith is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Jimmy Holiday	WR	No	Out	Quad	Holiday is dealing with a quad injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
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.
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.
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	15	15	15
Kenneth Walker III	RB	2	2	2
Emmett Johnson	RB	66	66	64
Rashee Rice	WR	29	31	31
Xavier Worthy	WR	38	37	37
Jalen Royals	WR	88	86	85
Travis Kelce	TE	12	12	14
Noah Gray	TE	36	36	37
Jake Briningstool	TE	67	67	68
Harrison Butker	PK	3	3	3
George Karlaftis	DL	6	6	6
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	DL	41	41	41
Chris Jones	DL	45	45	45
Khyiris Tonga	DL	97	97	97
Nick Bolton	LB	2	2	2
Drue Tranquill	LB	36	36	36
Cooper McDonald	LB	91	91	91
Chamarri Conner	DB	11	11	11
Mansoor Delane	DB	26	26	26
Nohl Williams	DB	87	87	87

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