Updated way-too-early 53-man roster projection for Chiefs

An updated prediction of the 53-man roster in Kansas City for the 2020 season.

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Running back (5):

Depth Player
1 Damien Williams
2 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
3 Darwin Thompson
4 Darrel Williams
5 FB Anthony Sherman

I keep coming back to this group and as much as I want to change it in order to include DeAndre Washington, I can’t find a way to do it.

I don’t want to cut Darrel Williams, because Clyde Edwards-Helaire considers him a mentor and credits him for helping him learn the playbook at LSU. That’s someone you want around for Edwards-Helaire’s rookie season.

I don’t want to cut Darwin Thompson, because he and Clyde Edwards-Helaire are the only running backs under contract beyond 2021. Unless Thompson is vastly outperformed, you have to find a way to keep him on that rookie contract.

QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DT | DE | LB | CB | S | ST