How does this year’s Kansas City Chiefs roster compare with 2017?
By Drew Brooks
2017 running backs: Kareem Hunt, Charcandrick West, Anthony Sherman
2018 running backs: Kareem Hunt, Spencer Ware, Damien Williams, Darrel Williams, Anthony Sherman
The Chiefs have a lot of guys in their backfield this year, opting to keep five running backs. That being said, most of them (hopefully) won’t see any considerable time this season. As long as Kareem Hunt is healthy, he’s the clear number one back.
The Chiefs see the return of Spencer Ware, who missed all of last season due to a torn MCL and PCL in the preseason. Before his injury, Ware was coming off a career high season in 2016, amassing a total of 921 rushing yards, 447 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. While we haven’t gotten to see him play very much this year, Ware still looks to be the number two back behind Kareem Hunt. Competing with him for that position will be Damien Williams and Darrel Williams.
Damien Williams, former Miami Dolphins running back, signed with the Chiefs in March. When he was with the Dolphins, he played in 58 games over 4 seasons and accumulated a total of 477 rushing yards, 733 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns.
Darrel Williams is an undrafted free agent out of LSU and earned a spot on the final 53-man roster with a lot of people rooting for him. In his final season with LSU, he played in 13 games and rushed for 820 yards scoring 9 touchdowns and caught passes for 331 yards.
Overall, the Chiefs’ backfield is loaded with talent and silently presents itself as possibly one of the deepest backfields in the NFL.
Next, let’s look at the guys Mahomes will be throwing to: the wide receivers and tight ends.