ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The depth chart issued by the Kansas City Chiefs in advance of their Aug. 15 preseason opener at the Arizona Cardinals reflects how they have lined up through the first week of training camp.
The Chiefs didn't defer to veterans ahead of rookies. For instance, the Chiefs list fifth-round tight end James O'Shaughnessy with the second team, ahead of veteran Richard Gordon. At cornerback, first-round draft pick Marcus Peters is on the second team ahead of veteran Marcus Cooper. The depth chart is accurate in each instance.
No rookies are in the starting lineup, though Peters is playing a lot as the third cornerback.
A couple of other interesting points:
Eric Berry is second-team at free safety behind Husain Abdullah.
Jeremy Maclin is the backup punt returner behind De'Anthony Thomas. The Chiefs have some other candidates they could list in that spot, most notably Frankie Hammond Jr.
Here are the top two names on the Chiefs’ depth chart at every position:
Offense
WR -- Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant
LT -- Eric Fisher, Jarrod Pughsley
LG -- Ben Grubbs, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
C -- Eric Kush, Mitch Morse
RG -- Jeff Allen, Zach Fulton
RT -- Donald Stephenson, Derek Sherrod
TE -- Travis Kelce, James O'Shaughnessy
WR -- Albert Wilson, De'Anthony Thomas
QB -- Alex Smith, Chase Daniel
RB -- Jamaal Charles, Knile Davis
FB -- Anthony Sherman, Spencer Ware
Defense
LE -- Mike DeVito, Mike Catapano
NT -- Jaye Howard, Hebron Fangupo
RE -- Allen Bailey, Nick Williams
LOLB –- Justin Houston, Dezman Moses
LILB -- Josh Mauga, Ramik Wilson
RILB -- Derrick Johnson, D.J. Alexander
ROLB -- Tamba Hali, Dee Ford
LCB -- Phillip Gaines, Marcus Peters
RCB -- Sean Smith, Jamell Fleming
SS -- Ron Parker, Tyvon Branch
FS -- Husain Abdullah, Eric Berry
Special teams
K -- Cairo Santos, Dustin Colquitt
P -- Dustin Colquitt, Cairo Santos
KO -- Cairo Santos, Dustin Colquitt
LS -- James Winchester, Andrew East
H -- Dustin Colquitt, Chase Daniel
PR -- De'Anthony Thomas, Jeremy Maclin
KR -- Knile Davis, Chris Conley
