Running back (5):
| Depth | Player |
| 1 | Damien Williams |
| 2 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire |
| 3 | Darwin Thompson |
| 4 | Darrel Williams |
| 5 | FB Anthony Sherman |
This is the deepest running back group that Kansas City has seen in a long time. I really would love to find a way to keep a free agent signing like DeAndre Washington, but players who’ve played in the system already will likely take precedence in 2020.
Assuming Darrel Williams is healthy he’ll be favored over a player like Washington. It’s not only because he’s a veteran in the system, but he’s also someone who has mentored rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the past. Edwards-Helaire credits Williams for helping him learn the playbook at LSU. That’s someone that you definitely want around for Edwards-Helaire’s rookie season, especially a season which won’t see the normal ramp-up time for rookies to learn the system.
I still won’t cut Darwin Thompson, because he and Edwards-Helaire are the only running backs under contract beyond 2021. The Chiefs must find a way to keep Thompson on that rookie contract or prepare to invest money or draft capital in the running back position moving forward.
QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DT | DE | LB | CB | S | ST