Updated Chiefs depth chart projections for July 2020

The Kansas City Chiefs made a pair of roster moves, so it’s time to update our 90-man offseason depth chart for this month.

We still haven’t had an opportunity to see players hit the field, but we are getting closer to training camp. Holdovers from the 2019 season will still have an advantage in our depth chart projections. Some draft picks and undrafted free agents will also have an advantage based on draft status and what we’ve learned about them thus far from the players, coaches and staff.

Here are our latest updated projections for the offseason depth chart:

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Offense (44)

Pos.	First	Second	Third	Fourth
QB	Patrick Mahomes	Matt Moore	Chad Henne	Jordan Ta’amu
RB	Damien Williams	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	Darrel Williams, Darwin Thompson, DeAndre Washington	Eljiah McGuire
FB	Anthony Sherman	John Lovett
WR	Tyreek Hill	Demarcus Robinson, Byron Pringle	Kalija Lipscomb, Maurice Ffrench	Aleva Hifo, Andre Bacellia
WR	Sammy Watkins	Mecole Hardman, Gehrig Dieter	Jody Fortson, Justice Shelton-Mosley	Cody White
TE	Travis Kelce	Deon Yelder	Ricky Seals-Jones	Nick Keizer
LT	Eric Fisher	Greg Senat	Yasir Durant
LG	Andrew Wylie	Martinas Rankin	Jovahn Fair
C	Austin Reiter	Nick Allegretti	Darryl Williams
RG	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	Lucas Niang	Ryan Hunter
RT	Mitchell Schwartz	Mike Remmers	Jackson Barton

Observations:

• The Chiefs re-signed veteran QB Matt Moore on Friday. He finished out the season as the backup in Kansas City after going 1-1 during the regular season when Patrick Mahomes suffered a kneecap injury. It’s safe to assume that he’ll jump Chad Henne on the depth chart in his return.
• The Chiefs also released Shea Patterson and with the addition of Moore, Jordan Ta’amu moves down to fourth-string in our depth chart projection. It’s not ideal for his chances of making the 53-man roster.

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Defense (42)

Pos.	First	Second	Third
LDE	Alex Okafor	Breeland Speaks	Demone Harris, Taco Charlton
LDT	Chris Jones	Khalen Saunders	Tershawn Wharton
RDT	Derrick Nnadi	Mike Pennel	Devaroe Lawrence, Braxton Hoyett
RDE	Frank Clark	Tanoh Kpassagnon	Mike Danna, Tim Ward
LB	Anthony Hitchens	Willie Gay Jr.	Ben Niemann, Darius Harris
LB	Damien Wilson	Dorian O’Daniel	Emmanuel Smith, Bryan Wright, Omari Cobb
LCB	Charvarius Ward	Antonio Hamilton	BoPete Keyes, Jalen Julius
RCB	Bashaud Breeland	L’Jarius Sneed	Chris Lammons, Hakeem Bailey
SCB	Rashad Fenton	Alex Brown	Lavert Hill, Javaris Davis
FS	Juan Thornhill	Daniel Sorensen	Andrew Soroh
SS	Tyrann Mathieu	Armani Watts	Rodney Clemons

Observations:

• One of the biggest questions of the offseason was answered after an image surfaced online of an in-shape and leaner Breeland Speaks. I’ve moved him back to the edge rusher position after having him listed as a defensive tackle. I think he’ll still shift inside on certain downs, but he’ll certainly play defensive end.
• We recently learned that Tershawn Wharton isn’t the 6-4 and 255-pound player the Chiefs list him as. According to Wharton’s trainer, he’s a 6-foot-3 and 290-pound defensive tackle. He’s also an athletic freak. We’ve updated his projection accordingly and currently have him in a third-string spot behind Khalen Saunders.

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Special teams (4)

Pos.	First	Second	Third
P	Tommy Townsend	Tyler Newsome
K	Harrison Butker
KO	Harrison Butker
LS	James Winchester
H	Tommy Townsend	Tyler Newsome
PR	Tyreek Hill	Justice Shelton-Mosley	Maurice Ffrench
KR	Mecole Hardman	Maurice Ffrench	Justice Shelton-Mosley

Observations:

• I went ahead and updated these projections to give you an idea of the two players that I anticipate will push for opportunities as return specialists. Justice Shelton-Mosley has shown the most promise returning punts, while Maurice Ffrench has shown more promise as a kick returner in college. Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman are still the top options, but they likely won’t be utilized unless the game is on the line.