The Kansas City Chiefs have released their first depth chart for the 90-man offseason roster ahead of Week 1 of the 2025 NFL preseason against the Arizona Cardinals.

It’s important to note that these depth charts are considered “unofficial” even though they come from the team in its weekly release to media members. Why is that the case? These are assembled by the team’s PR staff, not directly from the coaching staff.  One reason to take them with a grain of salt: In Week 1 of the 2017 NFL preseason, Tyler Bray was listed ahead of Patrick Mahomes. There’s also the fact that these don’t consider positions like slot receiver or nickel cornerback.

That’s not to say these unofficial depth charts are meaningless. Let’s take a look at the Chiefs’ first depth chart and see what we can discern.

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Wide receiver

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Rashee Rice	Hollywood Brown	Skyy Moore	Nikko Remigio	Mac Dalena	Jimmy Holiday	Hal Presley
Xavier Worthy	JuJu Smith-Schuster	Tyquan Thornton	Jalen Royals	Jason Brownlee	Elijhah Badger	Key’Shawn Smith

As I mentioned earlier, the absence of slot receivers on these depth charts leaves a bit up to interpretation. I think the most shocking thing here is Skyy Moore and Tyquan Thornton being listed ahead of Nikko Remigio and Jalen Royals. Based on what we’ve seen at training camp thus far, I’d actually probably swap Moore for Royals on the depth chart.

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Left Tackle

LT1	LT2	LT3
Josh Simmons	Wanya Morris	Esa Pole

I don’t think Morris has played a meaningful snap at left tackle to this point in training camp. Jaylon Moore is very clearly the swing tackle. Esa Pole played second-team left tackle on Sunday.

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Left Guard

LG1	LG2	LG3
Kingsley Suamataia	Mike Caliendo	Dalton Cooper

This tracks with what we’ve seen at camp so far, outside of the fact that Jaylon Moore and Hunter Nourzad have also seen snaps at left guard.

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Center

C1	C2	C3
Creed Humphrey	Hunter Nourzad	Joey Lombard

Mike Caliendo has also received some snaps at second-team center during training camp.

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Right Guard

RG1	RG2	RG3
Trey Smith	C.J. Hanson	Ethan Driskell

I don’t think the 6-foot-8 and 330-pound Ethan Driskell is playing right guard unless the team finds itself in a serious pinch.

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Right Tackle

RT1	RT2	RT3
Jawaan Taylor	Jaylon Moore	Chu Godrick

Ethan Driskell and Wanya Morris have also played snaps at second-team right tackle thus far.

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Tight End

TE1	TE2	TE3	TE4	TE5	TE6	TE7
Travis Kelce	Noah Gray	Robert Tonyan	Jared Wiley	Jake Briningstool	Geor’Quarius Spivey	Tre Watson

Robert Tonyan slotting in ahead of Jared Wiley is a bit of a surprise and something to monitor while Wiley is out of practice with a knee injury.

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Quarterback

QB1	QB2	QB3	QB4
Patrick Mahomes	Garnder Minshew	Bailey Zappe	Chris Oladokun

No surprises here. This tracks with what we saw during training camp.

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Running Back

RB1	RB2	RB3	RB4	RB5
Isiah Pacheco	Kareem Hunt	Elijah Mitchell	Brashard Smith	Elijah Young

Ditto with the running back position. This has been the clear pecking order from start to finish at training camp.

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Fullback

Carson Steele is the only fullback on the 90-man roster. That puts a bit of a target on his back, especially considering the team has gone without a fullback as recently as the 2023 NFL season.

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Defensive End

DE1	DE2	DE3	DE4
Mike Danna	Ashton Gillotte	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	N/A
George Karlaftis	Charles Omenihu	Malik Herring	Janarius Robinson

This group might have the biggest surprise of the entire depth chart. 2023 first-round draft pick Felix Anudike-Uzomah is listed behind 2025 second-round draft pick Ashton Gillotte. I’m not sure if that entirely tracks as FAU and Gillotte have mostly played together with the second-team unit at training camp.

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Defensive Tackle

DT1	DT2	DT3	DT4
Mike Pennel	Omarr Norman-Lott	Marlon Tuipulotu	N/A
Chris Jones	Jerry Tillery	Fabien Lovett	Coziah Izzard

Omarr Norman-Lott being listed behind run-stuffer Mike Pennel might surprise some, but not this writer.

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Linebacker

Position	LB1	LB2	LB3
WILL (Weakside)	Drue Tranquill	Cam Jones	Jeffrey Bassa
MIKE (Middle)	Nick Bolton	Jack Cochrane	Brandon George
SAM (Strongside)	Leo Chenal	Cole Christiansen	Cooper McDonald

The Chiefs seem to be going with seniority at this position group on the depth chart despite getting a little more creative with the rotations at training camp.

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Cornerback

CB1	CB2	CB3	CB4	CB5
Trent McDuffie	Nohl Williams	Melvin Smith	Kevin Knowles	Ajani Carter
Jaylen Watson	Nazeeh Johnson	Joshua Williams	Chris Roland-Wallace	Azizi Hearn

This group is a bit confusing, mainly because the team doesn’t list slot cornerbacks. Names to know there include Melvin Smith, Kevin Knowles, and Chris Roland-Wallace.

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Safety

S1	S2	S3	S4
Bryan Cook	Jaden Hicks	Deon Bush	Major Williams
Chamarri Conner	Mike Edwards	Glendon Miller	Jacobe Covington

Conner being listed ahead of Jaden Hicks surprises me based on what we’ve seen at training camp thus far. Conner has more work in the slot than he does at safety in St. Joe.

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Specialists

Kicker: Harrison Butker / Punter: Matt Araiza / Holder: Matt Araiza / Long Snapper: James Winchester

RS1	RS2
Nikko Remigio	Brashard Smith

Based on what Dave Toub has told us thus far, this checks out. Remigio and Smith seem to have a stranglehold on the punt and kick returner roles, which makes both of them huge assets to the team. Don’t be shocked to see some guys like Tyquan Thornton and Mac Dalena get some opportunities during the preseason as well.

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