The Kansas City Chiefs notched their second win of the 2025 NFL season with a 37-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

With practically a quarter of the NFL regular season, some trends are starting to really shape up for Kansas City when it comes to snap counts. We’re learning about the players who are most heavily relied upon in all three phases of the game.

Below you’ll find analysis and a look at how the snaps played out in Week 4. Snap data via the NFL Game Stats & Information System.

Chiefs’ Week 4 Snap Counts vs. the Ravens:

Position/Player	Offense	Defense	Special Teams
T K.Suamataia	73 (100%)		8 (31%)
C C.Humphrey	70 (96%)		8 (31%)
G T.Smith	70 (96%)		8 (31%)
T J.Simmons	67 (92%)		8 (31%)
QB P.Mahomes	67 (92%)
T J.Taylor	66 (90%)
WR J.Smith-Schuster	57 (78%)
TE T.Kelce	48 (66%)
WR X.Worthy	43 (59%)
TE N.Gray	41 (56%)		9 (35%)
WR M.Brown	38 (52%)
RB K.Hunt	32 (44%)
RB I.Pacheco	27 (37%)
WR T.Thornton	25 (34%)
RB B.Smith	19 (26%)		2 (8%)
WR J.Royals	14 (19%)		11 (42%)
TE R.Tonyan	12 (16%)		12 (46%)
OL M.Caliendo	10 (14%)		8 (31%)
OL J.Moore	8 (11%)		8 (31%)
OL W.Morris	6 (8%)		8 (31%)
QB G.Minshew	6 (8%)
WR N.Remigio	4 (5%)		4 (15%)
DB C.Conner		54 (98%)	8 (31%)
CB J.Watson		53 (96%)
CB T.McDuffie		52 (95%)
LB N.Bolton		51 (93%)	4 (15%)
DE G.Karlaftis		47 (85%)	4 (15%)
LB D.Tranquill		46 (84%)	4 (15%)
LB L.Chenal		38 (69%)	10 (38%)
DT C.Jones		38 (69%)
S B.Cook		36 (65%)	1 (4%)
DE C.Omenihu		31 (56%)
DB J.Hicks		28 (51%)	10 (38%)
DE A.Gillotte		26 (47%)	4 (15%)
CB C.Roland-Wallace		20 (36%)	14 (54%)
DB N.Williams		20 (36%)	13 (50%)
DL J.Tillery		16 (29%)	4 (15%)
DT O.Norman-Lott		16 (29%)
DT D.Nnadi		13 (24%)	4 (15%)
DE M.Herring		4 (7%)
LB J.Cochrane		3 (5%)	18 (69%)
CB J.Williams		1 (2%)	18 (69%)
LB C.McDonald		1 (2%)	14 (54%)
K H.Butker			16 (62%)
LB J.Bassa			14 (54%)
DB K.Knowles			14 (54%)
P M.Araiza			9 (35%)
LS J.Winchester			9 (35%)

Chiefs RB Brashard Smith, WR Jalen Royals’ snaps on the rise

Two Chiefs rookies, Brashard Smith and Jalen Royals, saw career-high snap totals on offense. After the game, Andy Reid spoke about making an effort to increase playing time for both Smith and Royals.

“We’ve been trying to increase some of his play time,” Reid said of Smith. “He’s got a lot of talent, so we’re working him in different spots.”

“We were able to get (Jalen) Royals in, too, a couple of rookies. (General Manager) Brett’s (Veach) done a nice job with these rookies that are playing in the game. We’ve got a few of them. We’re just giving them a little bit at a time as we go.”

Royals’ debut left something to be desired, but Smith is starting to catch his stride in the passing game with three receptions on four targets for 27 yards (nine yards per reception).

Consistent D-Line rotation emerging beside Chiefs DT Chris Jones

Over the past two weeks, the Chiefs have begun to find their groove for their interior defensive line rotation opposite star defensive tackle Chris Jones. Derrick Nnadi, Omarr Norman-Lott, and Jerry Tillery (who recorded his first sack with K.C. on Sunday) each split 45 snaps evenly. That feels like where this is trending for the remainder of the season, unless one of the trio can break out and prove they can be on the field for a higher percentage of snaps (looking at you, rookie).

A new receiver is leading the way in snaps for the Chiefs

It seems like each week there’s a new receiver leading the snap counts for the Chiefs. Last week, it was Tyquan Thornton. This time around, you’d expect it to be WR Xavier Worthy, after he made his return to action in Week 4 vs. the Ravens, but this week it was actually JuJu Smith-Schuster. Expect this to continue fluctuating as the team determines the optimal workload for Worthy and the Royals.