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.