Rating the Kansas City Chiefs roster needs prior to free agency

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 06: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs stands with his offensive unit teammates in the tunnel before being introduced prior to the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /

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MIAMI, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 02: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Quarterback

Players currently under contract:
Patrick Mahomes
Kyle Shurmur

Need for a starter: 1
Need for depth: 10

In most of these I’ll take some time to explain my ratings, but I think this one is pretty easy to understand. Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL, so the Chiefs don’t need a starter at all. Kyle Shurmur is a decent developmental project, but the Chiefs no longer have either Chad Henne or Matt Moore under contract to act as the primary back up. So between now and training camp it is an absolute must that the Chiefs add someone that can at very least challenge Shurmur to be Patrick Mahomes back up.

Since I can’t see how any Chiefs fan could argue too much with either of those ratings I’m going to go ahead and move on to the running back position.

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