2023 Kansas City Chiefs season

The 2023 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' ongoing 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 64th overall and their eleventh under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs, who entered the season as defending champions, are looking to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots in 2003 and 2004.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record6–1
Division place1st AFC West
Uniform

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs only had three players ranked in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023 players for the second straight year. However, all three were ranked in the top 10. Patrick Mahomes was named the number 1 player for the 2nd time. They were the only team with multiple top 10 selections and the second team ever with three in the top 10, after the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.

Rank Player Position Change
1 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback Increase7
5 Travis Kelce Tight end Increase5
10 Chris Jones Defensive tackle Increase29

Offseason

All transactions in this section occurred between the end of the 2022 season (excluding futures contracts which began to be signed following the conclusion of the regular season) and the Chiefs first preseason game.

Coaching staff changes

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes
Old coach Reason Position New coach
Eric BieniemyHired by Washington CommandersOffensive CoordinatorMatt Nagy
Matt NagyPromoted to offensive coordinatorQuarterbacksDavid Girardi
David GirardiPromoted to quarterbacks coachPass game analyst/assistant quarterbacksPositions eliminated
Greg LewisHired by Baltimore RavensRunning backs coachTodd Pinkston
N/APosition createdPass game coordinatorJoe Bleymaier
Joe BleymaierJob title changeWide receiversConnor Embree
Connor EmbreePromoted to wide receivers coachOffensive quality controlKevin Saxton
N/APosition createdAssistant running backsPorter Ellett

Retirements

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Retirements
Player Position Years with
the Chiefs
Years in
the NFL
Chad HenneQB515

Players lost

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2022 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player Position Reason New team
Orlando Brown Jr.LTUFACincinnati Bengals
Michael BurtonFBUFADenver Broncos
Frank ClarkDEReleasedDenver Broncos
Carlos DunlapDEUFAUnsigned
Mecole HardmanWRUFANew York Jets
Ronald Jones IIRBUFADallas Cowboys
Chris LammonsCBUFAIndianapolis Colts
Khalen SaundersDTUFANew Orleans Saints
JuJu Smith-SchusterWRUFANew England Patriots
Juan ThornhillSUFACleveland Browns
Andrew WylieTUFAWashington Commanders

Futures contracts

Players signed to futures contracts typically spend most, if not all, if the 2022 season on the Chiefs or another team's practice squad. These contracts are signed after the conclusion of the regular season through the beginning the next league year. Players with an asterisk finished the 2022 season on the Chiefs practice squad.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts
Player Position
Kendall Blanton*TE
Dicaprio Bootle*CB
Matt Bushman*TE
Mike Caliendo*G
Cole Christiansen*LB
Jerrion Ealy*WR
Ty FryfogleWR
Chris Oladokun*QB
La'Mical Perine*RB
Cornell Powell*WR
Austin Reiter*C
John RossWR
Danny Shelton*DT
Ihmir Smith-Marsette*WR
Daniel WiseDT

†John Ross retired before playing any games with the Chiefs.

Players added

Players below played for another team in 2022 and signed with the Chiefs.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Additions
Player Position Previous team
Byron CowartDEIndianapolis Colts
Matt DickersonDEAtlanta Falcons
Mike EdwardsSTampa Bay Buccaneers
Blaine GabbertQBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Sebastian GutierrezTLas Vegas Raiders
Phil HoskinsDTKansas City Chiefs*
Lamar JacksonCBDenver Broncos
Richie JamesWRNew York Giants
Charles OmenihuDESan Francisco 49ers
Donovan SmithTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Jawaan TaylorTJacksonville Jaguars
Drue TranquillLBLos Angeles Chargers
Chris WilliamsDTIndianapolis Colts

*Hoskins spent the 2022 season on the Chiefs' practice squad but re-signed too late for it to be a futures contract.

Draft

2023 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
131 Felix Anudike-UzomahDefensive endKansas State
255 Rashee RiceWide receiverSMUFrom Detroit[upper-alpha 1]
63 Traded to Detroit[upper-alpha 1]
392 Wanya MorrisTackleOklahomaFrom Cincinnati[upper-alpha 2]
95 Traded to Cincinnati[upper-alpha 2]
100 Traded to the NY Giants[upper-alpha 3]2020 Resolution JC-2A selection
4119 Chamarri ConnerSafetyVirginia TechFrom Detroit via Minnesota[upper-alpha 4]
122 Traded to Detroit[upper-alpha 1]From Miami[upper-alpha 5]
134 Traded to Minnesota[upper-alpha 4]
5166 B. J. ThompsonLinebackerStephen F. Austin
6178 Traded to Dallas[upper-alpha 6]From Chicago via Miami[upper-alpha 5]
194 Keondre CoburnDefensive tackleTexasFrom Detroit[upper-alpha 1]
209 Traded to the NY Giants[upper-alpha 3]
217 Traded to Cincinnati[upper-alpha 2]Compensatory selection
7249 Traded to Detroit[upper-alpha 1]
250 Nic JonesCornerbackBall StateCompensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. The Chiefs traded a 2nd round selection (63rd overall) in the 2nd round, a 4th round selection (122nd overall), and a 7th round selection (249th overall) in exchange for a 2nd round selection (55th overall) and a 6th round selection (194th overall).[1]
  2. The Chiefs traded their 3rd selection (95th overall) and 6th round selection (217th overall) in exchange for the Bengals 3rd round selection (92nd overall).[2]
  3. The Chiefs traded a 3rd round selection (100th overall) and a 6th round selection (209th overall) to the Giants in exchange for wide receiver Kadarius Toney.[3]
  4. The Chiefs traded their 4th round selection (134th overall) and a 2024 5th round selection to the Vikings in exchange for a 4th round pick (119th overall)[4]
  5. The Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill in exchange for a 4th round (122nd overall) and 6th round selection (178th overall) in the 2023 draft, as well as several selections in the 2022 draft.[5]
  6. The Chiefs traded a 6th round selection (178th overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 5th round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Undrafted free agents

2023 Kansas City Chiefs UDFAs
NamePositionSchool
Ekow Boye-DoeCBKansas State
Montrae BraswellCBMissouri State
Jerome CarvinGTennessee
Anthony CookSTexas
Kekoa CrawfordWRCalifornia
Izaiah GathingsTEMiddle Tennessee State
Jason GodrickTN/A*
Kahlef HailassieCBWestern Kentucky
Anderson HardyTAppalachian State
Blake HaynesTTarleton State
Cam JonesLBIndiana
Truman JonesDEHarvard
Martez ManualSMissouri
Isiah MooreLBNC State
Isiah NormanSMarshall
Deneric PrinceRBTulsa
Nikko RemigioWRFresno State
Ty ScottWRMissouri State
Reese TaylorCBPurdue
Anthony WitherstoneCBMerrimack

*Signed as a part of the International Player Pathway Program from Nigeria.

Signed and released in the offseason

Players below were signed in the offseason but were released before the start of the preseason.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs signed then released
NamePosition
Blake HaynesT
Martez ManuelS
Isaiah MooreLB

Preseason transactions

Transactions below occurred between the day after Chiefs first preseason game and the day before their first regular season game.

Preseason cuts

Players below were released outside of the league mandated cut date.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs cuts
NamePosition
Kekoa CrawfordWR
Anthony WitherstoneCB

Preseason signings

2023 Kansas City Chiefs signings
NamePosition
Olakunle FatukasiLB
Juwan GreenWR
Duron LoweCB
Darius RushCB

Preseason trades

2023 Kansas City Chiefs trades
TeamReceivedCompensation
Carolina Panthers7th-round selection
2025 NFL Draft
WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette
7th-round selection
2025 NFL Draft
Las Vegas RaidersDT Neil Farrell Jr.6th-round selection
2024 NFL Draft

Cuts to 53

Players below were released to reach the league mandated 53-player roster limit. The Chiefs also used a trade and reserve lists to reach the player limit. Additionally, the Chiefs waived three players with an injury designation who reverted to injured reserve after going unclaimed.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs cut to 53
NamePosition
Kendall BlantonTE
Dicaprio BootleCB
Ekow Boye-DoeS
Shane BuecheleQB
Deon BushS
Matt BushmanTE
Cole ChristiansenLB
Anthony CookS
Matt DickersonDE
Jerrion EalyRB/WR
Olakunle FatukasiLB
Ty FryfogleWR
Izaiah GathingsTE
Jason GodrickT
Juwan GreenWR
Sebastian GutierrezT
Kahlef HailassieCB
Anderson HardyT
Phil HoskinsDT
Lamar JacksonCB
Truman JonesDE
Joshua KaindohDE
Darian KinnardT
Duron LoweCB
Isiah NormanCB
Chris OladokunQB
La'Mical PerineRB
Cornell PowellWR
Deneric PrinceRB
Austin ReiterC
Ty ScottWR
Danny SheltonDT
Reese TaylorCB
Chris WilliamsDT
Daniel WiseDE

Regular season transactions

Players listed below were involved in a transaction between the Chiefs first game of the season and their final game, regardless of it occurs in the regular season or the playoffs.

Suspensions served

2023 Kansas City Chiefs suspensions
NamePositionWeeks
served
Policy violated
Charles OmenihuDE1–6Personal conduct

Standard elevations

Players below were activated via a standard elevation prior to a game. A standard elevation is when a team temporarily activates a player from the practice squad to the active roster and allows them to send the player back to the practice squad without needing to clear waivers first.

2023 Kansas City Chiefs standard elevations
NamePositionWeek(s)
Matt BushmanTE1
Matt DickersonDE1, 2
La'Mical PerineRB2
Cole ChristiansenLB3, 4
Montrell WashingtonWR3

Cuts

2023 Kansas City Chiefs cuts
NamePosition
Darius RushCB
Keondre CoburnDT
Montrell WashingtonWR

Reserve list activations

2023 Kansas City Chiefs reserve list activations
NamePositionReserve listDate addedDate activated
Chris JonesDTDid not reportAugust 29September 16
Charles OmenihuDESuspendedAugust 29October 14

Signings

Players below with PS next to previous team indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed

2023 Kansas City Chiefs signings
NamePositionPrevious team
Matt DickersonDEKansas City Chiefs PS
Montrell WashingtonWRKansas City Chiefs PS

Trades

Players below with PS next to previous team indicates player was signed off the practice squad of the team listed

2023 Kansas City Chiefs trades
TeamReceivedCompensation
New York JetsWR Mecole Hardman
7th round selection
2025 NFL Draft
6th round selection
2025 NFL Draft

Staff

Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi
  • Vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis
  • Vice president of football operations/team counsel – Chris Shea
  • Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway
  • Director of player personnel/pro – Tim Terry
  • Director of player personnel/college – Ryne Nutt
  • Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis
  • Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy
  • Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier
  • Quarterbacks – David Girardi
  • Running backs – Todd Pinkston
  • Assistant running backs – Porter Ellett
  • Wide receivers – Connor Embree
  • Tight ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive line – Andy Heck
  • Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei
  • Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton
  • Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Andy Hill
Coaching support staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
  • Football research analyst – Mark Richards
Strength and conditioning
  • Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder
  • Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Current roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 88 Jody Fortson TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 17 Richie James WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 13 Nazeeh Johnson FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Nikko Remigio WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 76 Prince Tega Wanogho T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 25, 2023

53 active, 5 inactive, 17 practice squad (+1 exempt)

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 at New Orleans Saints L 24–26 0–1 Caesars Superdome Recap
2 August 19 at Arizona Cardinals W 38–10 1–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
3 August 26 Cleveland Browns W 33–32 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Game summaries

KSHB carried the preseason games in the Kansas City area. Other networks throughout the region, primarily in Missouri and Kansas, also carried the games. Broadcasters provided are the Chiefs' broadcast. The Chiefs opponents also had their own broadcast team.

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week 1: Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 14324
Saints 14 3 0926

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 10 14738
Cardinals 0 7 3010

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: August 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MST*
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 62,190
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 3: Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 22 7 0332
Chiefs 3 13 14333

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: August 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,516
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (KSHB): Ari Wolfe, Trent Green, Kimmi Chex and Matt McMullen
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

*Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time, so from March to November the state, excluding the Navajo Nation, is aligned with Pacific Time but is still officially in the Mountain Time Zone.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 7 7:20 p.m. Detroit Lions L 20–21 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium NBC Recap
2 September 17 12:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–9 1–1 EverBank Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 24 3:25 p.m. Chicago Bears W 41–10 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 1 7:20 p.m. at New York Jets W 23–20 3–1 MetLife Stadium NBC Recap
5 October 8 3:25 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings W 27–20 4–1 U.S. Bank Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 12 7:15 p.m. Denver Broncos W 19–8 5–1 Arrowhead Stadium Prime Video Recap
7 October 22 3:25 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers W 31–17 6–1 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
8 October 29 3:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS
9 November 5 8:30 a.m. Miami Dolphins Germany Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) NFLN
10 Bye
11 November 20 7:15 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Arrowhead Stadium ESPN/ABC
ESPN+
12 November 26 3:25 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium CBS
13 December 3 7:20 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field NBC
14 December 10 3:25 p.m. Buffalo Bills Arrowhead Stadium CBS
15 December 18 7:15 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium ESPN
16 December 25 12:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Arrowhead Stadium CBS/Nick
17 December 31 3:25 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Arrowhead Stadium CBS
18 January 6/7 TBD at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 7–9 and 11–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

NFL Kickoff Game

Week 1: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 0 7721
Chiefs 0 14 3320

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 7 7317
Jaguars 0 6 039

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 3: Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01010
Chiefs 7 27 7041

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 4: at New York Jets

Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 17 3 0323
Jets 0 12 8020

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT/7:20 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 80,461
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 6 14027
Vikings 3 10 0720

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 6: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 088
Chiefs 3 10 3319

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 7: Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 3 14 0017
Chiefs 3 21 0731

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,642
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at Denver Broncos

Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 0 0 000
Broncos 0 0 000

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Division

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Kansas City Chiefs 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 178 105 W6
Las Vegas Raiders 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 112 161 L1
Los Angeles Chargers 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 144 155 L2
Denver Broncos 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 148 217 W1

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 .468 .425 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–1 .396 .242 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 5 2 0 .714 2–1 4–2 .545 .548 W2
4[lower-alpha 1] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 2 0 .714 2–1 3–2 .551 .500 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 4 2 0 .667 2–0 3–1 .575 .556 W2
6[lower-alpha 2] Cleveland Browns North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 3–2 .564 .500 W2
7 Buffalo Bills East 5 3 0 .625 1–2 2–3 .473 .457 W1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .600 W1
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .595 .591 W2
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cincinnati Bengals North 3 3 0 .500 0–2 0–3 .487 .400 W2
11[lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 3 4 0 .429 2–2 3–3 .587 .526 L2
12[lower-alpha 5] Las Vegas Raiders West 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 .404 .300 L1
13[lower-alpha 6] Tennessee Titans South 2 4 0 .333 0–1 2–3 .513 .417 L2
14[lower-alpha 6] Los Angeles Chargers West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .575 .429 L2
15[lower-alpha 7] New England Patriots East 2 5 0 .286 2–1 2–2 .604 .571 W1
16[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 .511 .308 W1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. Miami, Baltimore and Jacksonville are ranked based on conference record.
  2. Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head victory.
  3. Houston and NY Jets win tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record. Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  4. NY Jets wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  5. Indianapolis wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.
  6. Tennessee wins tie break over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.
  7. New England wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  8. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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