What could the Kansas City Chiefs active roster look like?
Wide Receiver
(6) Make: Tyreek Hill / Sammy Watkins / Demarcus Robinson Chris Conley / De’Anthony Thomas / Jehu Chesson
(2) Practice Squad: Marcus Kemp / Gehrig Dieter
(5) Miss: Byron Pringle / Jordan Smallwood / Josh Crockett / Daniel Braverman / Blake Mack
Tyreek Hill, Cheetah, the fastest man in the NFL and most explosive player in the league, is an obvious lock. Sammy Watkins is another who isn’t going anywhere. Watkins who is likely overpaid was brought in for one reason: to give Patrick Mahomes another major weapon, whether it be posting big time stats himself or allowing others to post big time stats because of his presence.
Chris Conley and Demarcus Robinson both are likely locks as well. Conley is going into his 4th year and Robinson going into his third year. Both have a lot to prove as the third or fourth wide receiver. Conley in a contract year coming off a torn ACL. Robinson has seemed to have nice chemistry with Mahomes, but has to continue to show he can take that next step.
De’Anthony Thomas and Jehu Chesson are likely locks as well. Although, if one of the other wide receivers are to get a spot on the 53-man roster, it would be one of these two who would get the axe. Likely, Chesson in this scenario with Thomas having more special teams value.
Marcus Kemp has looked decent since we picked him up last season as a UDFA. Kemp spent most of the 2017 season on the practice squad. He has excelled nicely in camp this season, as well as pre-season. He hauled in a 55-yard catch and run from Chase Litton in week 3 of preseason showing off his ability to get yards after the catch.
Gehrig Dieter is another guy who has impressed through camp and pre-season. The final spot or 2 are going to come down to Dave Toub who is now the assistant head coach as well as the special team coordinator. Whoever, Toub thinks can benefit his special teams unit the most will likely get the nod for the 53.
Tight End
(3) Make: Travis Kelce / Demetrius Harris / Jace Amaro
(1) Practice Squad: Alex Ellis
(1) Miss: Tim Wright
Travis Kelce is the starter, and Demetrius Harris is likely the lock as the TE2. While, it’s not impossible he misses the cut, it is unlikely. Reid has kept 4 TEs a lot in his career so it wouldn’t surprise me if he does it again. However, I have him running 3 on the initial 53-man roster. It’s a toss-up between Jace Amaro and Alex Ellis, but I am giving the edge to Amaro solely on the ability of Ellis being stashed on the practice squad. It could honestly go either way or keep four tight ends though.