Kansas City opens the 2026 season with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, Kenneth Walker III at running back, Rashee Rice at wide receiver, Travis Kelce at tight end, as of July 27, 2026.
Rebuilt from the source rather than pasted in during preseason, so what you see is what was published on July 27, 2026.
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Mahomes |
| 2 | Justin Fields |
| 3 | Garrett Nussmeier |
| 4 | Chris Oladokun |
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Walker III |
| 2 | Emmett Johnson |
| 3 | Emari Demercado |
| 4 | Brashard Smith |
| 5 | Jaydn Ott |
| 6 | EJ Smith |
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rashee Rice |
| 2 | Xavier Worthy |
| 3 | Tyquan Thornton |
| 4 | Jalen Royals |
| 5 | Cyrus Allen |
| 6 | Nikko Remigio |
| 7 | Jason Brownlee |
| 8 | Jimmy Holiday |
| 9 | Andrew Armstrong |
| 10 | Jeff Caldwell |
| 11 | Omari Evans |
| 12 | Jacob De Jesus |
| 13 | Xavier Loyd |
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Kelce |
| 2 | Noah Gray |
| 3 | Jared Wiley |
| 4 | Jake Briningstool |
| 5 | Tre Watson |
| 6 | Mason Pline |
| 7 | John Michael Gyllenborg |
| Position | Depth order |
|---|---|
| Center | Creed Humphrey, Hunter Nourzad, Pete Nygra |
| FS | Alohi Gilman, Xavier Nwankpa |
| Holder | Matt Araiza |
| Kick returner | Nikko Remigio, Brashard Smith, Xavier Worthy |
| LCB | L'Jarius Sneed, Nohl Williams, Melvin Smith Jr., Zelmar Vedder, D'Arco Perkins-McAllister |
| LDE | George Karlaftis, Ashton Gillotte, Ethan Downs |
| LDT | Chris Jones, Peter Woods, Marcus Harris, Damon Payne, Amari McNeill |
| Left guard | Kingsley Suamataia, C.J. Hanson |
| Long snapper | James Winchester |
| Left tackle | Josh Simmons, Esa Pole, Ethan Driskell |
| MLB | Nick Bolton, Jack Cochrane, Wesley Bissainthe |
| NB | Kader Kohou, Jadon Canady, Chris Roland-Wallace, Kevin Knowles, Tanner McCalister |
| Punter | Matt Araiza |
| Kicker | Harrison Butker |
| Punt returner | Nikko Remigio, Brashard Smith, Tyquan Thornton |
| RCB | Mansoor Delane, Kristian Fulton, Kaiir Elam, Bryce Phillips |
| RDE | Felix Anudike-Uzomah, R Mason Thomas, Cooper McDonald, Tyreke Smith, Vincent Anthony Jr., Anthony Dunn Jr. |
| RDT | Khyiris Tonga, Omarr Norman-Lott, Cole Brevard |
| Right guard | Trey Smith, Mike Caliendo, Josh Thompson |
| Right tackle | Jaylon Moore, Chukwuebuka Godrick, Matt Waletzko, Kahlil Benson |
| SLB | Cole Christiansen, Kam Arnold |
| SS | Chamarri Conner, Jaden Hicks, DeShon Singleton |
| WLB | Drue Tranquill, Jeffrey Bassa |
Patrick Mahomes is listed first at quarterback on the 2026 depth chart as of July 27, 2026.
Kenneth Walker III sits atop the running back group as of July 27, 2026. Depth charts move through camp, and this page rebuilds from the source rather than holding a preseason snapshot.
It reflects the 2026 league year as published on July 27, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Published July 27, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.