The Chiefs are about to play in the Super Bowl. Here’s their roster (with fun facts!)
Here’s the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man roster, with a fun fact about each player.
Coaching staff follows below.
The Chiefs meet the San Francisco 49ers Feb. 2 in Miami in Super Bowl LIV.
No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. | Did you know ... |
2 | P | 6-3 | 210 | 15 | The longest-tenured Chiefs player | |
4 | QB | 6-3 | 222 | 12 | Has 53 career starts (none since 2014) | |
7 | K | 6-4 | 205 | 3 | Most field goals by a Chiefs kicker in a season | |
8 | QB | 6-3 | 219 | 12 | Was coaching high school football when signed by Chiefs | |
10 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 4 | Three-time Pro Bowler (2016-18) | |
11 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 4 | Caught Patrick Mahomes’ longest TD throw (89 yards) | |
13 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 2 | Former Kansas State WR caught first career TD in 2019 | |
14 | WR | 6-1 | 211 | 6 | Has 20 catches, 389 yards, TD in playoff career | |
15 | QB | 6-3 | 230 | 3 | NFL MVP in 2018! | |
17 | WR | 5-10 | 187 | R | Selected to Pro Bowl as a rookie | |
20 | CB | 5-11 | 192 | 8 | Has seven career interceptions | |
21 | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 6 | Multiple INTs in every season but 2017 | |
23 | S | 5-11 | 205 | 2 | Played all 16 games in 2019 regular season | |
24 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 4 | Has one career sack and one career INT | |
25 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 11 | Six-time Pro Bowler, two-time first-team All-Pro | |
26 | RB | 5-11 | 224 | 6 | Has nine postseason TDs (five rushing, four rec.) | |
27 | CB | 5-11 | 188 | R | College teammate (S. Carolina) with 49ers WR Deebo Samuel | |
29 | CB | 5-11 | 198 | 4 | Joined KC in Alex Smith trade with Washington | |
30 | DB | 5-11 | 170 | R | Entered NFL as undrafted free agent with 49ers | |
32 | S | 5-9 | 190 | 7 | Hasn’t missed a game since 2016 | |
34 | RB | 5-8 | 200 | R | First RB drafted by Chiefs since 2017 | |
35 | CB | 6-1 | 196 | 2 | Recorded first two career INTs in 2019 | |
41 | LS | 6-3 | 240 | 5 | Has never missed a game with the Chiefs | |
42 | FB | 5-10 | 242 | 9 | “Sausage” is a 2019 Pro Bowler | |
44 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 2N | No regular-season tackles in 2019 but two in AFC Champ. Game | |
49 | S | 6-2 | 208 | 6 | Led Chiefs in tackles in 2017 with 88 | |
50 | LB | 6-1 | 232 | 4 | Has three career interceptions, all in 2018 with Jets | |
52 | LB | 6-4 | 272 | 1 | Recorded first four career tackles (2 TFL) in 2019 | |
53 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 6 | Led Chiefs in tackles in 2018 with 135 | |
54 | LB | 6-0 | 245 | 5 | Recorded career high in tackles (29) in 2019 | |
55 | DE | 6-3 | 260 | 5 | Four sacks in two postseason games with Chiefs | |
56 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 2 | Played 16 games for first time in 2019, recorded 50 tackles | |
59 | LB | 6-2 | 252 | 4 | Career highs with four tackles for loss and two sacks in 2019 | |
60 | G | 6-3 | 316 | 1 | Signed to roster from practice squad before the playoffs | |
61 | G | 6-3 | 305 | 9 | Started at LG for 2017 Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning team | |
62 | C | 6-3 | 300 | 4 | Played 90% or more of def. snaps in each game in 2019 | |
64 | DT | 6-4 | 332 | 6 | Has 24 regular-season and six postseason tackles in 2019 | |
68 | OT | 6-7 | 302 | R | Signed off Colts’ practice squad on Nov. 11 | |
71 | T | 6-5 | 320 | 8 | Had not missed a snap in his NFL career until this season | |
72 | T | 6-7 | 315 | 7 | No. 1 overall pick in 2013 Draft | |
73 | G | 6-4 | 320 | R | First Chiefs seventh-round pick since 2015 | |
75 | T | 6-5 | 313 | 5 | First-round pick (Cleveland) in 2015 | |
76 | G | 6-5 | 321 | 6 | Is a qualified doctor in Canada | |
77 | G | 6-6 | 309 | 2 | Chiefs’ 2018 Mack Lee Hill Award (top rookie) winner | |
81 | TE | 6-6 | 252 | 5 | Drafted by 49ers in 2015 (fourth round) | |
82 | TE | 6-4 | 255 | 2 | Made first career start in 2019 | |
87 | TE | 6-5 | 260 | 7 | Led NFL TEs in receiving yards (1,229) in 2019 | |
91 | DT | 6-1 | 312 | 2 | Recorded first three career TFL, first sack in 2019 | |
92 | DE | 6-7 | 289 | 3 | Career highs in tackles (29), TFL (6) and sacks (4) in 2019 | |
94 | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 17 | Leads all active NFL defenders in sacks (138) | |
95 | DT | 6-6 | 310 | 4 | Once went 11 straight games with a sack (2018) | |
98 | DT | 6-2 | 309 | 5 | Went to Grandview High School near KC | |
99 | Khalen Saunders | DT | 6-0 | 324 | R | Recorded first career sack against Packers in 2019 |
Coaching staff
Andy Reid, head coach
Dave Toub, asst. head coach/special teams coordinator
Eric Bieniemy, offensive coordinator
Steve Spagnuolo, defensive coordinator
Andy Heck, offensive line
Deland McCullough, running backs
Corey Matthaei, asst. offensive line
Tom Melvin, tight ends
Greg Lewis, wide receivers
Joe Bleymaier, pass game analyst/asst. QBs
Mike Kafka, quarterbacks
Dave Girardi, offensive quality control
Brendan Daly, run game coordinator/def. line
Matt House, linebackers
Dave Merritt, defensive backs
Sam Madison, defensive backs/cornerbacks
Britt Reid, linebackers/outside linebackers
Terry Bradden Jr., defensive quality control
Connor Embree, defensive assistant
Alex Whittingham, defensive quality control
Rod Wilson, assistant special teams
Rick Burkholder, VP of sports medicine and performance
Barry Rubin, strength and conditioning
Travis Crittenden, strength and conditioning asst.
Greg Carbin, asst. strength and conditioning
Ryan Reynolds, sports science/conditioning
Mike Frazier, statistical analysis coordinator
This story was originally published January 23, 2020 at 12:37 PM.