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Official Kansas City Chiefs depth chart

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs issued their first depth chart of the season in preparation for Thursday night's preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium. Without further ado, here it is:

Offense

WR -- Donnie Avery, A.J. Jenkins, Albert Wilson, Fred Williams, Frankie Hammond Jr., Fred Williams, Deon Anthony, Darryl Surgent

LT -- Eric Fisher, J'Marcus Webb, Ryan McKee

LG -- Jeff Allen, Jeff Linkenbach, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

C -- Rodney Hudson, Eric Kush, Ben Gottschalk

RG -- Zach Fulton, Rishaw Johnson, Ricky Henry

RT -- Donald Stephenson, Ryan Harris, Otis Hudson

TE -- Anthony Fasano, Travis Kelce, Demetrius Harris, Richard Gordon, Adam Schiltz

WR -- Dwayne Bowe, Junior Hemingway, Kyle Williams, Jerrell Jackson, Weston Dressler, Mark Harrison

QB -- Alex Smith, Chase Daniel, Tyler Bray, Aaron Murray

RB -- Jamaal Charles, Knile Davis, De'Anthony Thomas, Charcandrick West, Cyrus Gray, Joe McKnight

FB -- Anthony Sherman, Jordan Campbell

Defense

LDE -- Allen Bailey, Jaye Howard, Jermelle Cudjo

NT -- Dontari Poe, Vance Walker, Kyle Love, Dominique Hamilton

RDE -- Mike DeVito, Mike Catapano, Kona Schwenke

LOLB -- Justin Houston, Frank Zombo, Josh Martin

LILB -- Joe Mays, Josh Mauga, Nico Johnson

RILB -- Derrick Johnson, James-Michael Johnson, Alonzo Highsmith

ROLB -- Tamba Hali, Dee Ford, Dezman Moses

LCB -- Marcus Cooper, Chris Owens, Phillip Gaines, Justin Rogers, Damond Smith, Vernon Kearney

RCB -- Ron Parker, Sean Smith, DeMarcus Van Dyke, Kevin Rutland, David Van Dyke

SS -- Eric Berry, Jerron McMillian, Daniel Sorensen, Steve Gregory

FS -- Husain Abdullah, Malcolm Bronson, Sanders Commings

Specialists

P -- Dustin Colquitt, Ryan Succop

PK -- Ryan Succop, Cairo Santos

LS -- Thomas Gafford, Travis Kelce

H -- Dustin Colquitt, Chase Daniel

PR -- De'Anthony Thomas, Frankie Hammond Jr., Weston Dressler

KR -- Knile Davis, De'Anthony Thomas, Frankie Hammond Jr.

Some thoughts:

  • The Chiefs list Webb as the top backup at left tackle, but I haven't seen him play that position yet.

  • Interesting to note that rookie Fulton is the starter at right guard. It's accurate, but the Chiefs usually defer in these early depth charts to the veteran.