Kansas City Chiefs snap counts: Who played the most and the least in preseason Week 1?

We don't really care about the score to the Kansas City Chiefs preseason games. But we do care about how much each player plays so we can determine who's leading in certain position battles.

I've gone through the snap counts for the Chiefs-Bengals preseason game (OK, I do care about the score when they win). Here are some observations.

*Numbers via the NFL gamebook.

Wide receiver battle heats up

Frankie Hammond, Albert Wilson, Kyle Williams and Fred Williams had between 19-23 snaps while Weston Dressler had just 13 snaps. Hammond, Wilson and Kyle Williams all have strong cases to make the Chiefs 53-man roster.

Ricky Henry steps in at guard

Ricky Henry, who has recently been taking first team snaps, was in on 69 percent of the snaps, highest of any of the guards. Jeff Linkenbach was in for 42 percent, Rishaw Johnson in for 37 percent and Zach Fulton in for 21 percent.

The first team offensive line - Eric Fisher, Jeff Allen, Rodney Hudson, Zach Fulton, Donald Stephenson - had the same number of snaps (11).

Swing tackle leader?

If snap counts mean anything (they may not), Ryan Harris is the swing tackle leader. He led all tackles playing in 69 percent of the snaps. A minor surprise here with Ryan McKee getting 46 percent of the snaps. He's seen some first time here and there this offseason.

J'Marcus Webb is way down the list with just 10 percent of the snaps.

The secondary numbers

Phillip Gaines and Jerron McMillian led the DBs with 37 snaps. DeMarcus Van Dyke was third on that list interestingly. Malcolm Bronson and Steve Gregory played the same snaps (27). Daniel Sorensen, who started, played in 22 snaps.

Ron Parker (18) and Marcus Cooper (17) played with the starters.

The rookie report

• LB Dee Ford: 54
• CB Phillip Gaines: 37
• G Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: 17
• Zach Fulton: 11
• QB Aaron Murray: 5
• RB De'Anthony Thomas: 4

Quarterback reps

• Chase Daniel: 19
• Tyler Bray: 17
• Alex Smith: 11
• Aaron Murray: 5

Who didn't play a lot

Offense

• TE Adam Schlitz had just two snaps.
• WRs Darryl Surgent and Deon Anthony each had three snaps.
• Charcandrick West had seven.
• Tackle J'Marcus Webb had the least among the OTs with five snaps.

Defense

• CB Vernon Kearney had 13 snaps. Sean Smith had 14.
• LB Nico Johnson had 17, less than half of Josh Mauga's 38.
• CB Chris Owens played in 12 snaps.

Who did play a lot

Offense

• Eric Kush, Ricky Henry and Ryan Harris led the offense with 36 snaps.

Defense

• LB James Michael-Johnson had the second-most snaps at linebacker (42)
• DE Jaye Howard led all defensive linemen with 45 snaps.
• OLB Josh Martin played in over half the snaps.

Who didn't play at all

OFFENSE SNAP COUNTS

*These are snaps for just offense and defense. Not special teams.

Position	Player	Snaps
C	Eric Kush	36
C	Rodney Hudson	11
C	Ben Gottschalk	5
FB	Jordan Campbell	13
FB	Anthony Sherman	2
G	Ricky Henry	36
G	Jeff Linkenbach	22
G	Rishaw Johnson	19
G	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	17
G	Jeff Allen	11
G	Zach Fulton	11
G	Otis Hudson	5
OT	Ryan Harris	36
OT	Eric Fisher	11
OT	Ryan McKee	24
OT	Donald Stephenson	11
OT	J'Marcus Webb	5
QB	Chase Daniel	19
QB	Tyler Bray	17
QB	Alex Smith	11
QB	Aaron Murray	5
RB	Cyrus Gray	17
RB	Knile Davis	17
RB	Jamaal Charles	9
RB	De'Anthony Thomas	4
RB	Charcandrick West	7
TE	Demetrius Harris	18
TE	Travis Kelce	18
TE	Anthony Fasano	10
TE	Adam Schlitz	2
TE	Richard Gordon	6
WR	Frankie Hammond	23
WR	Albert Wilson	22
WR	Kyle Williams	21
WR	Fred Williams	19
WR	Weston Dressler	13
WR	Jerrell Jackson	11
WR	Dwayne Bowe	11
WR	Donnie Avery	11
WR	Darryl Surgent	3
WR	Deon Anthony	3

DEFENSE SNAP COUNTS

Position	Player	Snaps
CB	Phillip Gaines	37
CB	DeMarcus Van Dyke	32
CB	Ron Parker	18
CB	Marcus Cooper	17
CB	Justin Rogers	17
CB	Brandon Jones	16
CB	Damond Smith	15
CB	Sean Smith	14
CB	Vernon Kearney	13
CB	Chris Owens	12
CB	Kevin Rutland	16
DE	Jaye Howard	45
DE	Allen Bailey	18
DE	Jermelle Cudjo	14
DE	Jairus Campbell	14
DE	Kona Schwenke	7
LB	Dee Ford	54
LB	James Michael-Johnson	42
LB	Josh Mauga	38
LB	Derrick Johnson	18
LB	Nico Johnson	17
LB	Alonzo Highsmith	14
LB	Joe Mays	8
NT	Vance Walker	36
NT	Dominique Hamilton	21
NT	Dontari Poe	18
OLB	Josh Martin	38
OLB	Justin Houston	18
OLB	Tamba Hali	18
OLB	Frank Zombo	16
S	Jerron McMillian	37
S	Malcolm Bronson	27
S	Steve Gregory	27
S	Daniel Sorensen	22
S	Husain Abdullah	18