The average age of the Chiefs roster is the oldest the team has been since Andy Reid first arrived in Kansas City.
It looks like a slight shift at a miniscule level, but the climb in average age for the Kansas City Chiefs this year, from 25.54 years old (roster average) to 25.91 has made a significant difference. Not only are the Chiefs older on average than they have been at any point in the Andy Reid era as head coach, but they’ve also dropped out of the top 10 youngest teams for the first time since Reid arrived as well.
Every year Jimmy Kempski of the Philly Voice puts together the average ages of each NFL team in a column, and it’s become an annual tradition to see where each team stands. The biggest jump to a younger team has to be the Cincinnati Bengals this year, as they are now the NFL’s third youngest team after ranking No. 23 last season. The loss of a few players can shift everything.
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Now the Chiefs stand at No. 14 overall, a middling number in the NFL, as so many of their players are developing and gaining experience. The Chiefs kept only five drafted rookies this year, letting Leon McQuay walk. For instance, the entire secondary is back from last year—all 10 players. That’s a rarity to not turn over a single player at the bottom of the roster at such a deep position, but the Chiefs are stacked and didn’t feel the need to move anyone for the sake of youth.
The recent addition of Roy Miller at defensive tackle didn’t help the Chiefs in this category, but perhaps what this team needed was a dose of experience to help them defeat the AFC’s perennial powers moving forward. It will be interesting to see if it makes a big difference.