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2022 KC Chiefs Skeleton Depth Chart


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Offense(26)
QB:  P. Mahomes // C. Henne
RB: CEH //  R. Jones // I. Pacheco // M. Burton
WR: MVS // J. Watson
WR: M. Hardman // S. Moore
LT: O. Brown // G. Christian
LG: J. Thuney // N. Allegretti
😄 Creed Humphrey // A. Reiter
RG: T. Smith
RT: A. Wylie // D. Kinnard // L. Niang
TE:  T. Kelce // B. Blake // N. Gray // J. Fortson
WR: Juju // J. Gordon

Defense/ST(27)

LE: G. Karlaftis // J. Kaindoh
3T: C. Jones // T. Wharton
1T: D. Nnadi // T. Stallworth
RE: F. Clark // M. Danna // S. Calhoun
LB: N. Bolton // L. Chenal 
LB: W. Gay // J. Johnson // E. Lee
CB: T. McDuffie // J. Watson
CB: L. Johnson // J. Williams
NB: L. Snead // R. Fenton
FS: J. Thornhill // D. Bush
SS: J. Reid // B. Cook 
K: H. Butker 
P: T. Townsend 
LS: J. Winchester 

J. Gordon beat out J. Ross right now.  I need to see more of Ross, and 2 backup WR’s that won’t play much ST is a bit much. 
 

Pacheco made it as a KR and his pass blocking.  R. Jones and Gore are probably better, but don’t offer that. 
 

Calhoun is just a placeholder atm, still think we bring in a vet after Browns deal is done.  Not really needed atm anyways, vets like rest and the young guys need reps. 
 

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Here's a published prediction for the final 53. It does not take many chances
https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/projecting_the_chiefs_53_man_roster_pre_training_camp_edition/s1_16631_37636335

This one shows where they spend the money.
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/lists/kansas-city-chiefs-positional-spending-salary-cap-nfl-rankings-2022/

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Going to give this one more go. Compared to my previous prediction: Gore and Ross are done for the year on IR. Niang is on PUP. Bell is TBD but going to join either IR or PUP. So far the only cuts from my list have been DL Edwards and CB Baker. I didn't include McKinnon because he wasn't signed yet. I also still don't see the Pacheco hype, but apparently the team does. So here's my final guess for the initial 53 (not a depth chart):

Offense - 24

OL - Wylie, Smith, Kinnard, Humphrey, Thuney, Allegretti, Brown, Tega Wanogho

QB - Mahomes, Henne

RB - Edwards-Helaire, R. Jones, McKinnon, Pacheco
FB - Burton

WR - Valdes-Scantling, Watson, Smith-Schuster, Fountain, Hardman, Moore

TE - Kelce, Gray, Fortson

 

Defense - 26

DE - Clark, Kaindoh, Dunlap, Karlaftis, Danna, Herring
DT - Nnadi, Saunders, C. Jones, Wharton, Shelton*

LB - Gay, Bolton, Lee, Chenal, Harris

CB - McDuffie, Watson, Sneed, Lammons, Fenton, J. Williams

S - Thornhill, Bush, Reid,  Cook

 

Specialists - 3

K - Butker
P - Townsend
LS - Winchester

 

*Shelton is my 53rd man. It was a tossup between him, DT Stallworth, CB Bootle, LB Carter, OL Christian, and QB Buechele

My initial practice squad is: Josh Gordon, Austin Reiter, Cornell Powell, Tayon Fleet-Davis, Azur Kamara, Mike Rose, Jack Cochrane, Dicaprio Bootle, Nazeeh Johnson, Devon Key, and Zayne Anderson. That leaves 5 spots for FAs while only using 2 or 3 of the 6 veteran slots.

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  • I would guess three RB, four DT, five DE, with one or more slots going to dedicated ST players who are listed as DB, LB, or WR for forms sake.
  • I do not see Prince making the team but they might carry a backup C.
  • A fourth TE is possible though I do not see them keeping one after Bell is healthy. 
  • I am still leery of Lammons. Zayne Anderson has less experience but more trust. 
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Updated my version in the OP, not too different from kingsean's. Biggest difference may be LB, where I kept Carter and Rose over Harris. I actually do not see R. Jones making the roster, but after some recent reports I would not be surprised to see Ealy make the team as the 4th RB.

At DB it was a toss-up between Lammons (whom Toub considers an excellent gunner) and Anderson (whom I consider a bit in a Dirty Dan role). Both will have to make their living primarily on ST for now.

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