2025 Kansas City Chiefs season

2025 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt Family
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
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The 2025 season will be the Kansas City Chiefs' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their ninth under the leadership of general manager Brett Veach and their 13th under head coach Andy Reid. They will enter the season as the three-time defending AFC champions.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	31 or 32
2	63 or 64
3	66				From Titans [A]
	95 or 96
4	TBD
5	TBD	Traded to the Tennessee Titans [B]
6	TBD	Traded to the New York Jets [C]
7	TBD	Traded to the Carolina Panthers [D]
	TBD	Traded to the Arizona Cardinals [E]			From Jets [C]
	TBD				From Panthers [D]

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

1. Tennessee traded a third-round selection and a 2024 seventh-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for CB L'Jarius Sneed and a 2024 seventh-round selection. ^[1]
2. The Chiefs traded a conditional fifth-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for WR DeAndre Hopkins. The condition – that Tennessee would receive a fifth-round pick if the Chiefs failed to advance to Super Bowl LIX or Hopkins played in less than 60% of the Chiefs' snaps – was converted at the end of the regular season, with Hopkins having played in less than 50% of the Chiefs' 2024 snaps following the trade. ^[2]
3. The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a seventh-round selection and WR Mecole Hardman. ^[3]
4. The Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round selection and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette to Carolina in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection. ^[4]
5. The Chiefs traded a seventh-round selection to Arizona in exchange for DE Cameron Thomas. ^[5]

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff

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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Brett Veach Senior vice president of football operations and strategy – Chris Shea Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway Director of player personnel/pro – Tim Terry Director of player personnel/college – Ryne Nutt Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson Assistant director of football administration – Jack Wolov Head coaches Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier Quarterbacks – David Girardi Running backs – Todd Pinkston Assistant running backs – Porter Ellett Wide receivers – Connor Embree Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line – Terry Bradden Linebackers/run game coordinator – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Rod Wilson Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Safeties – Donald D'Alesio Defensive quality control – Alex Whittingham Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Andy Hill Coaching support staff Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier Football research analyst – Mark Richards Strength and conditioning Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Patrick Mahomes 11 Carson Wentz Running backs (RB) 29 Kareem Hunt 10 Isiah Pacheco 34 Samaje Perine 42 Carson Steele FB Wide receivers (WR)  5 Marquise Brown  8 DeAndre Hopkins 81 Nikko Remigio  9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 84 Justin Watson  1 Xavier Worthy Tight ends (TE) 83 Noah Gray 88 Peyton Hendershot 87 Travis Kelce

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Mike Caliendo LG 75 Ethan Driskell RT 61 C. J. Hanson RG 52 Creed Humphrey C 70 D. J. Humphries LT 64 Wanya Morris LT 60 Hunter Nourzad C 65 Trey Smith RG 76 Kingsley Suamataia LT 74 Jawaan Taylor RT 62 Joe Thuney LG Defensive linemen (DL) 97 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE 51 Mike Danna DE 94 Malik Herring DE 95 Chris Jones DT 56 George Karlaftis DE 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 90 Charles Omenihu DE 69 Mike Pennel DT 98 Tershawn Wharton DT

Linebackers (LB) 32 Nick Bolton MLB 54 Leo Chenal OLB 44 Cam Jones OLB 23 Drue Tranquill OLB 55 Joshua Uche OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Chamarri Conner FS  6 Bryan Cook FS 21 Jaden Hicks SS 13 Nazeeh Johnson CB 22 Trent McDuffie CB 20 Justin Reid SS 30 Christian Roland-Wallace CB 39 Keith Taylor CB 35 Jaylen Watson CB  2 Joshua Williams CB Special teams 14 Matt Araiza P  7 Harrison Butker K 41 James Winchester LS

Practice squad 50 Swayze Bozeman OLB -- Jason Brownlee WR 26 Deon Bush SS 48 Cole Christiansen OLB 47 Baylor Cupp TE (PS/I) 85 Anthony Firkser TE 72 Chukwuebuka Godrick LT(IPP) 99 Siaki Ika DT 38 Keaontay Ingram RB 31 Nic Jones CB 96 Fabien Lovett DT 38 Steven Nelson CB 19 Chris Oladokun QB 82 Justyn Ross WR 46 Darius Rush CB 29 Eric Scott Jr. CB 19 Tyquan Thornton WR 80 Montrell Washington WR Reserve -- Shaun Bradley OLB(Futures) 43 Jack Cochrane MLB (IR) 89 Jody Fortson TE (IR) 17 Mecole Hardman WR (IR) 70 McKade Mettauer G (IR) 24 Skyy Moore WR (IR)  4 Rashee Rice WR (IR) 40 Spencer Shrader K (IR) -- Jason Taylor II S(Futures) 53 B. J. Thompson DE (NF-Ill.) 92 Marlon Tuipulotu DT (IR) 12 Jared Wiley TE (IR) As of January 17, 2025. Rookies in italics. 53 active, 12 reserve, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Chiefs' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Chiefs' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. ^[6]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents (AFC South)	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement)	Baltimore Ravens	Buffalo Bills
Interconference opponents (NFC East)	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants
Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement)	Detroit Lions	—

References

1. Wyatt, Jim (March 29, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Acquire Chiefs Cornerback L'Jarius Sneed Via Trade". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
2. Wyatt, Jim (October 24, 2024). "It's Official: Titans Trade WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs in Exchange for Conditional 5th Round Draft Pick". tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
3. Easterling, Luke (October 18, 2023). "Jets Trade WR Mecole Hardman Back to Chiefs, Swap Draft Picks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
4. Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Wide receiver acquired in trade with Chiefs". panthers.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
5. Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Deal Cameron Thomas To Chiefs For Draft Pick". azcardinals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
6. "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website