Kansas City Chiefs Announce Initial 2023 53-Man Roster

The time to cut the roster down to 53 players has arrived. Every team was forced to make challenging decisions over the last few days. Overall, the Kansas City Chiefs were not always going to be able to keep everyone that had strong training camps or preseason showings. Certain position groups will prove to be deeper than some anticipated, in the end.

With the team officially announcing their initial 2023 53-man roster, it is time to see which names made the cut. Not all of these will be surprising. But at the same time, recent momentum allowed for some late pushes for players that were not going to be denied at making the roster in Kansas City. Without further ado, here is a look at the 53 names for the Chiefs roster, going position by position.

QUARTERBACKS

• Patrick Mahomes
• Blaine Gabbert

RUNNING BACKS

• Isiah Pacheco
• Jerick McKinnon
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire

WIDE RECEIVERS

• Kadarius Toney
• Marquez Valdes-Scantling
• Skyy Moore
• Richie James
• Rashee Rice
• Justyn Ross
• Justin Watson

TIGHT ENDS

• Travis Kelce
• Noah Gray
• Blake Bell

OFFENSIVE LINE

• Donovan Smith
• Joe Thuney
• Creed Humphrey
• Trey Smith
• Jawaan Taylor
• Prince Tega Wanogho
• Mike Caliendo
• Nick Allegretti
• Lucas Niang
• Wanya Morris

DEFENSIVE LINE

• George Karlaftis
• Mike Danna
• Felix Anudike-Uzomah
• Derrick Nnadi
• Keondre Coburn
• Tershawn Wharton
• Malik Herring
• BJ Thompson
• Neil Farrell Jr. (acquired via trade from Raiders on Tuesday, August 29th)
• Matt Dickerson

LINEBACKERS

• Nick Bolton
• Willie Gay
• Drue Tranquill
• Leo Chenal
• Jack Cochrane
• Cam Jones

CORNERBACKS

• L’Jarius Sneed
• Trent McDuffie
• Jaylen Watson
• Joshua Williams
• Nic Jones

SAFETIES

• Justin Reid
• Bryan Cook
• Mike Edwards
• Chamarri Conner

KICKER

• Harrison Butker

PUNTER

• Tommy Townsend

LONG SNAPPER

• James Winchester

NOT ON INITIAL 53

It is important to note, Chris Jones has been placed on the reserve/did not report list, due to his holdout. He does not count against the 53-man roster, as a result.