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Charles Goldman

Chiefs release updated depth chart for Week 12

The Kansas City Chiefs have released their latest “unofficial” depth chart ahead of the Week 12 game against the Los Angeles Rams.

For the first time since Week 9, there are some changes to the depth chart to Kansas City. Generally speaking, these are intended to give a rough idea of where a player is on the depth chart, but they’re not always entirely accurate. They’re considered “unofficial” because they’re assembled by the team’s PR staff and not the coaching staff and they might not always reflect what happens on game day as a result of that. It’s intended to be a fluid document that evolves as the roster changes throughout the season.

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With all of that in mind, let’s take a look at the latest depth chart (dated Nov. 22) and see what we can learn about the Chiefs:

Offense

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Pos. First Second Third Fourth
QB Patrick Mahomes Chad Henne Shane Buechele
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire Jerick McKinnon Isiah Pacheco Ronald Jones
FB Michael Burton
TE Travis Kelce Noah Gray Jody Fortson
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Skyy Moore
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling Kadarius Toney Justin Watson
LT Orlando Brown Jr. Geron Christian Prince Tega-Wanogho
LG Joe Thuney Nick Allegretti
C Creed Humphrey Nick Allegretti
RG Trey Smith Nick Allegretti
RT Andrew Wylie Darian Kinnard

Observations:

  • With Mecole Hardman on IR, Kadarius Toney moves up in the pecking order behind Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
  • Isiah Pacheco made his fourth consecutive start in Week 11, yet he’s still listed behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Jerick McKinnon on the depth chart. I suspect this will change should Edwards-Helaire get placed on IR.

Defense

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Pos. First Second Third Fourth
LDE Mike Danna George Karlaftis Malik Herring
LDT Derrick Nnadi Khalen Saunders
RDT Chris Jones Taylor Stallworth
RDE Frank Clark Carlos Dunlap Joshua Kaindoh
MLB Nick Bolton Darius Harris
WLB Willie Gay Jr. Jack Cochrane
SLB Leo Chenal Jack Cochrane
LCB L’Jarius Sneed Joshua Williams Chris Lammons
RCB Trent McDuffie Jaylen Watson Nazeeh Johnson
FS Juan Thornhill Deon Bush
SS Justin Reid Bryan Cook

Observations:

  • Frank Clark has been reinstated from his suspension and now appears on the depth chart. He didn’t last week because he hadn’t yet been activated when the depth chart was released.

Special teams

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Pos. First Second Third Fourth
P Tommy Townsend
K Harrison Butker
LS James Winchester
H Tommy Townsend
PR Mecole Hardman Skyy Moore
KR Isiah Pacheco Skyy Moore

Observations:

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