2026 Kansas City Chiefs season

2026 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt Chairman and CEO)
General manager	Brett Veach
Head coach	Andy Reid
Home stadium	Arrowhead Stadium
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The 2026 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their tenth under the leadership of general manager Brett Veach and their 14th under head coach Andy Reid.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Kansas City Chiefs Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	TBD
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

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.

Staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff

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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Brett Veach Assistant general manager – Chris Shea Assistant general manager – Mike Bradway VP of player personnel – Tim Terry VP of player personnel – 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 Assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams Running backs – Todd Pinkston Assistant running backs – Mark DeLeone Wide receivers – Connor Embree Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line – Alex Whittingham Linebackers – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Rod Wilson Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Senior defensive assistant – Matt House Defensive quality control – Louie Addazio Defensive quality control – Chris Orr Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Porter Ellett 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 – Nick Cassetta 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) 17 Shane Buechele 19 Chris Oladokun Running backs (RB) 29 Kareem Hunt 10 Isiah Pacheco 25 Dameon Pierce 24 Brashard Smith Wide receivers (WR)  5 Marquise Brown 11 Jalen Royals  9 JuJu Smith-Schuster  1 Xavier Worthy Tight ends (TE) 83 Noah Gray 87 Travis Kelce 85 Robert Tonyan 12 Jared Wiley

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Mike Caliendo G 72 Chukwuebuka Godrick RT 61 C. J. Hanson RG 52 Creed Humphrey C 77 Jaylon Moore RT 60 Hunter Nourzad C 79 Esa Pole LT 65 Trey Smith RG 76 Kingsley Suamataia LG Defensive linemen (DL) 51 Mike Danna DE 40 Ethan Downs DE 97 Ashton Gillotte DE 95 Chris Jones DT 56 George Karlaftis DE 92 Derrick Nnadi DT 90 Charles Omenihu DE 69 Mike Pennel NT 93 Zacch Pickens DT 99 Jerry Tillery DT

Linebackers (LB) 31 Jeffrey Bassa OLB 32 Nick Bolton MLB 48 Cole Christiansen OLB 43 Jack Cochrane MLB 59 Cooper McDonald MLB 57 Tyreke Smith OLB 23 Drue Tranquill OLB Defensive backs (DB) 27 Chamarri Conner FS  6 Bryan Cook FS 34 Mike Edwards SS  8 Kristian Fulton CB 21 Jaden Hicks SS 13 Nazeeh Johnson CB 38 Kevin Knowles CB 39 Melvin Smith CB  2 Joshua Williams CB 20 Nohl Williams CB Special teams (ST) 14 Matt Araiza P  7 Harrison Butker K 41 James Winchester LS

Practice squad 53 Kam Arnold LB 67 Nick Broeker LT 89 Jason Brownlee WR 26 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 68 Marcus Harris DT 94 Malik Herring DE 82 Jimmy Holiday WR 44 Tanner McCalister S 42 Carson Steele FB 96 Marlon Tuipulotu DT 73 Matt Waletzko RT 49 Tre Watson TE Reserve 91 Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE (IR) 88 Jake Briningstool TE 88 26 Deon Bush SS (IR) 54 Leo Chenal OLB (IR) 75 Ethan Driskell LT (NF-Ill.) 50 Brandon George MLB (IR) 38 Keaontay Ingram RB (IR) 15 Patrick Mahomes QB (IR) 22 Trent McDuffie CB (IR) 17 Gardner Minshew QB (IR) 64 Wanya Morris LT (IR) 55 Omarr Norman-Lott DT (IR) 81 Nikko Remigio WR (IR)  4 Rashee Rice WR (IR) 98 Janarius Robinson DE (IR) 30 Christian Roland-Wallace CB (IR) 45 Eric Scott Jr. CB (IR) 71 Josh Simmons LT (IR) 74 Jawaan Taylor RT (IR) 80 Tyquan Thornton WR (IR) 35 Jaylen Watson CB (IR) 53 active, 12 practice squad, 21 reserve As of December 30, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Chiefs' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Chiefs' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Indianapolis Colts (AFC South)	Cincinnati Bengals (AFC North)
Interconference opponents (NFC West)	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	—N/a	TBD (NFC South)

External links

• Official website