The Kansas City Chiefs 53-man roster is now in. At least the initial version. The Chiefs made their roster cuts and will make a 10-man practice squad on Sunday. In between that, they’ll be working the waiver wire so this roster could change by tomorrow.
I took the Chiefs last depth chart and took out the names that were released and the below is what we’re left with. Don’t pay too much attention to who’s in front of who as the Chiefs don’t make this accurate.
(Editor’s note: So important note here. The Chiefs have 54 players here because they have an exemption for Berry. That will expire next week.)
A few observations:
De’Anthony Thomas makes the 53-man roster. The Chiefs kept six receivers after trading Rod Streater and they kept DAT. Surprised?
So does Knile Davis. So far. Changes could still happen. We all thought he was gone but here he stays. He is the fourth back on the roster ahead of Darrin Reaves, who was cut.
Chiefs keep eight offensive linemen. Jordan Devey is the one that not everyone had in their 53-man predictions. He has some NFL experience so I get it.
Four tight ends. James O’Shaughnessy snuck in. Look at how often the Chiefs used three tight end sets in the preseason. Andy Reid has been doing that for years. I get the four tight ends.
Six defensive linemen speaks to the depth. The Chiefs cut Jimmy Staten and David King who will play for other teams in the league. They kept six of their own linemen which is a lot. It really speaks to the depth there.
OFFENSE
QB: Alex Smith, Nick Foles, Tyler Bray
WR: Jeremy Maclin, Tyreek Hill, De’Anthony Thomas
LT: Eric Fisher
LG: Parker Ehinger
C: Mitch Morse, Zach Fulton
RG: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Jordan Devey
RT: Mitch Schwartz, Jah Reid
TE: Travis Kelce, Demetrius Harris, Ross Travis, James O’Shaughnessy
WR: Albert Wilson, Chris Conley, Demarcus Robinson
RB: Jamaal Charles, Charcandrick West, Spencer Ware, Knile Davis
FB: Anthony Sherman
DEFENSE
LDE: Jaye Howard, Chris Jones
NT: Dontari Poe, Rakeem Nunez-Roches
RDE: Allen Bailey, Nick Williams
LOLB: Dee Ford, Dadi Nicolas
LILB: Derrick Johnson, DJ Alexander, Justin March
RILB: Ramik Wilson
ROLB: Tamba Hali, Frank Zombo, Dezman Moses
LCB: Marcus Peters, KeiVarae Russell, Kenneth Acker
RCB: Steven Nelson, Phillip Gaines, DJ White
SS: Eric Berry, Daniel Sorensen, Eric Murray
FS: Ron Parker
SPECIALISTS
P: Dustin Colquitt
LS: James Winchester
K: Cairo Santos