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Kansas City Chiefs roster

Story byJohn DixonThu, December 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM UTC·34 min readSalary cap spaceAll information shown is current as of 8:35 p. m. Wednesday, December 24Current space: $3.0 million. This includes the estimated salary cap impacts of all known signings and releases. More information about our cap space calculation is available below the tables. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPlease note: All NFL teams must remain below the salary cap between the beginning of the new league year in mid-March and the end of each season.

Kansas City Chiefs roster

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Key Highlights

  • If our estimate of the team’s cap space is a negative number, it’s because contracts for some reported roster moves have not been officially submitted to the league office, or there is a difference between publicly available salary information and the official figures.
  • Most recent transactionsOlder transactions are at the bottom of the page. Activated from Reserve/Injured (12/24) cornerback Nazeeh Johnson (roster to 53)Activated from practice squad (12/24) defensive end Ethan Downs, cornerback Melvin Smith and defensive end Tyreke Smith (roster to 52, PS roster to 11)Reserve/Injured (12/24) cornerback Trent McDuffie, cornerback Jaylen Watson, wide receiver Rashee Rice and wide receiver Tyquan Thornton (roster to 49)Signed from Bills’ practice squad (12/22) quarterback Shane Buechele (roster to 53)Reserve/Injured (12/22) quarterback Gardner Minshew (roster to 52)Elevated from practice squad (12/20 – Titans) linebacker Cole Christiansen, tackle Matt Waletzko (roster unchanged)Activated from practice squad (12/20) tackle Chu Godrick, quarterback Chris Oladokun, running back Dameon Pierce (roster to 53, PS roster to 14)Waived (12/20) running back Elijah Mitchell (roster to 50)Reserve/Injured (12/20) linebacker Leo Chenal, tackle Jawaan Taylor (roster to 51)Designated to return from Reserve/Injured (12/17) tight end Jake Briningstool, cornerback Nazeeh Johnson (roster unchanged)Signed to practice squad (12/17) wide receiver Jimmy Holiday (PS roster to 17)Activated from practice squad (12/17) defensive tackle Zacch Pickens (roster to 53, PS roster to 16)Reserve/Injured (12/17) quarterback Patrick Mahomes (roster to 52)Signed to practice squad (12/16) guard Nick Broeker and safety Tanner McCalister (PS roster to 17)Elevated from practice squad (12/13 – Chargers) tackle Chu Godrick, defensive tackle Zacch Pickens (roster unchanged)Activated from practice squad (12/13) guard C. J.
  • Hanson (roster to 53, PS roster to 15)Reserve/Injured (12/13) tackle Wanya Morris (roster to 52)Roster by positionPositon GroupNumPlayersOffensive Linemen9K. Suamataia, C. Humphrey, T. Smith, J. Moore, C. Hanson, C. Godrick, E. Pole, H. Nourzad, M. CaliendoTight Ends4T. Kelce, N. Gray, R. Tonyan, J. WileyRunning Backs4I. Pacheco, K. Hunt, D. Pierce, B. SmithWide Receivers5X. Worthy, M. Brown, J. Smith-Schuster, J. Royals, N. RemigioQuarterbacks2C. Oladokun, S. BuecheleDefensive Linemen11G. Karlaftis, C. Jones, C. Omenihu, M. Pennel, M. Danna, D. Nnadi, A. Gillotte, J. Tillery, Z. Pickens, Ty. Smith, E. DownsLinebackers5N. Bolton, D. Tranquill, J. Bassa, J. Cochrane, C. McDonaldDefensive Backs10B. Cook, K. Fulton, M. Edwards, C. Conner, N. Williams, N. Johnson, J. Hicks, M. Smith, K. Knowles, J. WilliamsPlacekickers1H. ButkerPunters1M. AraizaLong Snappers1J. WinchesterTotal53–Please note: The number of players listed in each position group may include players who are under contract, but are not counted on the active roster because of a roster exemption.
  • Those players are indicated in the second table.
  • The Total shown here is the number of players counted on the active roster; adding up the numbers for each position group may give a different result. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRoster by categoryActive RosterPosNo. HgtWgtExpThruHitDeadSvgsAraiza, Matt2022:6/180:BUFSan Diego St. P146-220032025$969K$0K$969KBassa, Jeff2025:5/156:KANOregonLB316-223502028$947K$414K$533KBolton, Nick2021:2/58:KANMissouriLB325-1123742025$6.5M$30.0M-$23.5MBrown, Marquise2019:1/25:BALOklahomaWR55-918062025$6.8M$6.8.
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