The Kansas City Chiefs started off very quiet in free agency, but they’ve quickly added many players and erased any glaring needs. They opened the 2020 league year with 60 players on the 90-man offseason roster. They’ve added a total of 10 players since the onset of free agency, including re-signing five of their own free agents.
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach should soon change his attention toward the 2020 NFL draft, which is set to take place April 23-25. The salary cap space Kansas City freed by restructuring the contract of Sammy Watkins is nearly gone. So they’ll have to make some moves in order to free cap space in order to sign the incoming draft class.
Here are our latest updated projections for the offseason depth chart:
Offense (37)
| Pos. | First | Second | Third | Fourth |
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Chad Henne | Kyle Shurmur | Jordan Ta’amu |
| RB | Damien Williams | Darwin Thompson | DeAndre Washington, Darrel Williams | Marcus Marshall, Eljiah McGuire, Mike Weber |
| FB | Anthony Sherman | John Lovett | ||
| WR | Tyreek Hill | Demarcus Robinson | Byron Pringle | Gehrig Dieter |
| WR | Sammy Watkins | Mecole Hardman | Jody Fortson | Felton Davis |
| TE | Travis Kelce | Ricky Seals-Jones | Nick Keizer, Deon Yelder | Alize Mack |
| LT | Eric Fisher | Greg Senat | ||
| LG | Martinas Rankin | Andrew Wylie | ||
| C | Austin Reiter | Nick Allegretti | ||
| RG | Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | Ryan Hunter | ||
| RT | Mitchell Schwartz | Mike Remmers | Jackson Barton |
Observations:
- Kansas City added Patrick Mahomes’ former Texas Tech teammate DeAndre Washington to the RB group. Washington has appeared in 55 games and started in five since entering the league with the Oakland Raiders in 2016. He’ll be in the competition to earn a roster spot, primarily competing with Darrel Williams, who is set to return from injury in 2020.
- Another underrated addition is TE Ricky Seals-Jones. He has the potential to come in and immediately dethrone any player currently competing for the No. 2 TE job. Nick Keizer and Deon Yelder should be competing to become the primary blocking TE on the roster. Don’t forget that John Lovett can also be used as a wingback and TE as well.
Defense (29)
| Pos. | First | Second | Third |
| LDE | Alex Okafor | Demone Harris | Anthony Lanier |
| LDT | Chris Jones | Mike Pennel | Khalen Saunders, Braxton Hoyett |
| RDT | Derrick Nnadi | Breeland Speaks | Devaroe Lawrence |
| RDE | Frank Clark | Tanoh Kpassagnon | Tim Ward |
| LB | Anthony Hitchens | Ben Niemann | Darius Harris |
| LB | Damien Wilson | Dorian O’Daniel | Emmanuel Smith |
| LCB | Charvarius Ward | Antonio Hamilton | |
| RCB | Bashaud Breeland | Chris Lammons | |
| CB | Rashad Fenton | Alex Brown | |
| FS | Juan Thornhill | Daniel Sorensen | |
| SS | Tyrann Mathieu | Armani Watts |
Observations:
- The Chiefs re-signed CB Bashaud Breeland on a one-year deal. He should reclaim his starting spot as the right cornerback opposite Charvarius Ward. That means the competition for the No. 4 cornerback spot will be fierce, with Alex Brown, Chris Lammons and Antonio Hamilton all competing for that spot.
Special teams (4)
| Pos. | First | Second |
| P | Dustin Colquitt | Tyler Newsome |
| K | Harrison Butker | Dustin Colquitt |
| KO | Harrison Butker | |
| LS | James Winchester | |
| H | Dustin Colquitt | Tyler Newsome |
| PR | Tyreek Hill | Mecole Hardman |
| KR | Mecole Hardman | Tyreek Hill |
Observations:
- The first offseason change to this group came when the team added punter Tyler Newsome. With Dustin Colquitt in a contract year and approaching his 16th NFL season, the Chiefs need to be prepared for his eventual departure. Adding a player like Newsome provides depth and stability in Kansas City during the 2020 offseason.
