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Kansas City Chiefs Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Kansas City Chiefs are 5-2 in the AFC West.

5-22nd in AFC WestBye 5Reid West Coast 11Even 4-3

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Team summary

Scheme

Andy Reid-called offense, with a 2026 camp priority on plays from under center and OC Bieniemy assisting; defense under eighth-year DC Spagnuolo.

OC / DC Andy Reid / Steve Spagnuolo

Record

4-0 · 118/77 · W4

as of 2026-10-07

4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet

2027 cap

−$11.8M space · −$24.9M effective

OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026

Needs

Board fit

2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Andy Reid / Steve Spagnuolo

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Reid West Coast 11

Offensive scheme type
Reid West Coast 11
Personnel
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme
Inside zone / duo
Primary offensive line scheme
Zone

Offensive aggression

Aggressive · 73

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Reid/Bieniemy 11, motion, inside zone and duo. Explosive on early downs.

Defense

Even 4-3

Defensive scheme type
Even 4-3
Base front
Even nickel 4-3
Front
4-3
Defensive line technique
Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage
Cover 3 / Cover 2
Primary press technique
Off

Defensive aggression

Aggressive · 80

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Spags leads the league in disguised coverage. Cover 3/2 with simulated pressure, not just Cover 0.

79 players · 66 on the active roster · 13 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.

Roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense26

52Creed HumphreyC6' 4"302276 yrsShawnee, OK—Active
64Hunter NourzadC6' 3"317253 yrsMarietta, GA—Active
47Ben VanSumerenFB6' 2"250264 yrsBay City, MI—Active
65Trey SmithTENG6' 6"321276 yrsJackson, TN—Active
66Mike CaliendoG6' 4"301294 yrsBrookfield, WI—Active
73Joshua EzeuduG6' 4"308275 yrsLawrenceville, GA—Active
61Diego PoundsOT6' 6"33023RRaleigh, NC—Active
70Kahlil BensonOT6' 6"31924RSouthaven, MS—Active
76Kingsley SuamataiaOT6' 4"326233 yrsOrem, UT—Active
77Jaylon MooreOT6' 4"311286 yrsDetroit, MI—Active
6Justin FieldsQB6' 3"227276 yrsKennesaw, GA—Active
15Patrick MahomesQB6' 2"2253110 yrsWhitehouse, TX—Active
19*Garrett NussmeierQB6' 1"20524RLake Charles, LA—Active
9Kenneth Walker IIIRB5' 9"211265 yrsArlington, TN—Active
10Emmett JohnsonRB5' 11"20023RMinneapolis, MN—Active
34Jaydn OttRB5' 11"20823RChino, CA—Active
12Jared WileyTE6' 6"249263 yrsTemple, TX—Active
83Noah GrayTE6' 3"240276 yrsLeominster, MA—Active
87Travis KelceCINTE6' 5"2503714 yrsCleveland Heights, OH—Active
88Jake BriningstoolTE6' 6"240232 yrsBrentwood, TN—Active
1Xavier WorthyTEXWR5' 11"165233 yrsFresno, CA—Active
4Rashee RiceWR6' 1"204264 yrsNorth Richland Hills, TX—Active
11Jalen RoyalsWR6' 0"195232 yrsPowder Springs, GA—Active
13Cyrus AllenCINWR5' 11"18023RNew Orleans, LA—Active
84Justin WatsonWR6' 2"215309 yrsBridgeville, PA—Active
85Andrew ArmstrongWR6' 4"210261 yrDallas, TX—Active

Defense24

8Kristian FultonCB5' 11"197286 yrsNew Orleans, LA—Active
20Nohl WilliamsCB6' 1"200242 yrsOxnard, CA—Active
22Jadon CanadyCB5' 11"18523RJacksonville, FL—Active
30Chris Roland-WallaceCB5' 11"202243 yrsPalmdale, CA—Active
39Melvin Smith Jr.CB6' 1"185241 yrBossier City, LA—Active
51R Mason ThomasDE6' 2"24922RFort Lauderdale, FL—Active
56George KarlaftisDE6' 4"263255 yrsWest Lafayette, IN—Active
91Felix Anudike-UzomahDE6' 4"255244 yrsKansas City, MO—Active
97Ashton GillotteLOUDE6' 3"270242 yrsBoca Raton, FL—Active
92Khyiris TongaDT6' 2"335306 yrsWest Valley, UT—Active
94Bryson EasonTENDT6' 3"31524RMemphis, TN—Active
95Chris JonesDT6' 6"3103211 yrsHouston, MS—Active
96Marcus HarrisDT6' 3"295261 yrMontgomery, AL—Active
23Drue TranquillLB6' 2"234318 yrsFort Wayne, IN—Active
31Jeffrey BassaLB6' 2"235242 yrsSalt Lake City, UT—Active
32Nick BoltonLB5' 11"237266 yrsFrisco, TX—Active
43Jack CochraneLB6' 3"236275 yrsMount Vernon, IA—Active
44Cooper McDonaldLB6' 3"240252 yrsHaslet, TX—Active
48Cole ChristiansenLB6' 1"230292 yrsSuffolk, VA—Active
54Jack PyburnLB6' 4"25823RJacksonville, FL—Active
17Alohi GilmanS5' 10"201297 yrsLaie, HI—Active
21Jaden HicksS6' 1"215243 yrsLas Vegas, NV—Active
27Chamarri ConnerS6' 0"202264 yrsJacksonville, FL—Active
29Xavier NwankpaS6' 2"21322RPleasant Hill, IA—Active

Special Teams3

41James WinchesterLS6' 3"2403712 yrsWashington, OK—Active
14Matt AraizaP6' 1"200263 yrsSan Diego, CA—Active
7*Harrison ButkerPK6' 4"2053110 yrsDecatur, GA—Active

Practice Squad13

19*D'Arco Perkins-McAllisterCB6' 1"19524RNashville, TN—Practice Squad
50*Emmanuel OgbahDE6' 4"2753311 yrsHouston, TX—Practice Squad
57Tyreke SmithDE6' 3"255263 yrsCleveland, OH—Practice Squad
—Aiden FisherLB6' 1"23122RFredericksburg, VA—Practice Squad
—Michael HeldmanLB6' 3"26823RRomeo, MI—Practice Squad
50*Pete NygraLOUOT6' 4"30024RIndianapolis, IN—Practice Squad
75Ethan DriskellOT6' 8"313262 yrsLouisville, KY—Practice Squad
—Justin TuckerTEXPK6' 1"1913613 yrsAustin, TX—Practice Squad
35Nate CarterRB5' 10"202242 yrsRochester, NY—Practice Squad
25DeShon SingletonS6' 3"21023RGreensburg, LA—Practice Squad
7*Omari EvansWASWR6' 0"19522RKilleen, TX—Practice Squad
80Jacob De JesusWR5' 7"17024RManteca, CA—Practice Squad
—Bub MeansPITWR6' 2"215253 yrsLovejoy, GA—Practice Squad

Injury roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense1

81Nikko RemigioWR5' 9"187272 yrsOrange, CA—Questionable

Defense2

5Mansoor DelaneCB6' 0"19022RSilver Spring, MD—Out
99Peter WoodsDT6' 3"31021RAlabaster, AL—Out

Injured / Out10

38L'Jarius SneedCB6' 1"192297 yrsMinden, LA—Injured Reserve
55Omarr Norman-LottTENDT6' 3"315242 yrsNorth Highlands, CA—Out
40Ethan DownsLB6' 4"263241 yrWeatherford, OK—Injured Reserve
71Josh SimmonsOT6' 5"310232 yrsSan Diego, CA—Injured Reserve
73Matt WaletzkoOT6' 8"305264 yrsCold Spring, MN—Injured Reserve
24Brashard SmithRB5' 10"196232 yrsRichmond Heights, FL—Injured Reserve
84John Michael GyllenborgTE6' 5"25124RLeawood, KS—Injured Reserve
2Tyquan ThorntonWR6' 2"185265 yrsMiami, FL—Injured Reserve
8Jeff CaldwellCINWR6' 5"21523RLouisville, KY—Injured Reserve
82Jimmy HolidayWR6' 1"211241 yrFlora, MS—Injured Reserve

Injury notes13

  • Nikko Remigio · WR #81

    • Questionable · Hip
  • Mansoor Delane · CB #5

    • Out · Shoulder
  • Peter Woods · DT #99

    • Out · Neck · Stinger
  • L'Jarius Sneed · CB #38

    • Injured Reserve · Knee
  • Omarr Norman-Lott · DT #55

    • Out · Knee - ACL · Surgery
  • Ethan Downs · LB #40

    • Injured Reserve
  • Josh Simmons · OT #71

    • Injured Reserve
  • Matt Waletzko · OT #73

    • Injured Reserve
  • Brashard Smith · RB #24

    • Injured Reserve
  • John Michael Gyllenborg · TE #84

    • Injured Reserve
  • Tyquan Thornton · WR #2

    • Injured Reserve
  • Jeff Caldwell · WR #8

    • Injured Reserve
  • Jimmy Holiday · WR #82

    • Injured Reserve

Roster log

Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.

  1. Injury

    Peter Woods

    Out · Neck

  2. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Questionable · Hip

  3. Status

    Nikko Remigio

    Status Active → Questionable

  4. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Injury: Questionable

  5. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Questionable · Hip

  6. Injury

    Mansoor Delane

    Out · Shoulder

  7. Status

    Peter Woods

    Status Questionable → Out

  8. Injury

    Peter Woods

    Injury: Out

  9. Status

    Mansoor Delane

    Status Questionable → Out

  10. Injury

    Mansoor Delane

    Injury: Out

  11. Injury

    Peter Woods

    Out · Neck

  12. Injury

    Mansoor Delane

    Out · Shoulder

  13. Added

    Bub Means

    Added to the roster

  14. Status

    Travis Kelce

    Status Questionable → Active

  15. Injury

    Travis Kelce

    Cleared

  16. Status

    Nikko Remigio

    Status Questionable → Active

  17. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Cleared

  18. Status

    Rashee Rice

    Status Questionable → Active

  19. Injury

    Rashee Rice

    Cleared

  20. Move

    Chiefs WR Rashee Rice files for bankruptcy

    Chiefs WR Rashee Rice files for bankruptcy, claims he owes over $3.45M in debts

  21. Added

    Jacob De Jesus

    Added to the roster

  22. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Questionable · Hip

  23. Off roster

    Kader Kohou

    No longer on the listed roster

  24. Status

    Travis Kelce

    Status Active → Questionable

  25. Injury

    Travis Kelce

    Injury: Questionable

  26. Status

    Tyreke Smith

    Status Active → Practice Squad

  27. Status

    Nikko Remigio

    Status Active → Questionable

  28. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Injury: Questionable

  29. Status

    Rashee Rice

    Status Active → Questionable

  30. Injury

    Rashee Rice

    Injury: Questionable

  31. Injury

    Rashee Rice

    Questionable · Hamstring

  32. Injury

    Travis Kelce

    Questionable · Ankle

  33. Injury

    Nikko Remigio

    Questionable · Hip

  34. Status

    Mansoor Delane

    Status Out → Questionable

  35. Injury

    Mansoor Delane

    Injury: Questionable

  36. Injury

    Mansoor Delane

    Questionable · Shoulder

  37. Status

    Tyreke Smith

    Status Out → Active

  38. Injury

    Tyreke Smith

    Cleared

  39. Status

    Ben VanSumeren

    Status Out → Active

  40. Injury

    Ben VanSumeren

    Cleared

About this page

Kansas City Chiefs are 5-2 in the AFC West. The offense is Reid West Coast 11 and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Andy Reid / Steve Spagnuolo.

Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Chiefs' top 2027 need Public boards have wide receiver as the Chiefs' 2nd need Thin room — only 3 names listed

Scouting reports