Kansas City Chiefs: Midterm grades for 2019 season

Wide Receivers & Tight Ends

Since his return in Week 5, Tyreek Hill has 14 receptions for 230 yards and three touchdowns. He remains this offense’s top weapon as he not only creates big plays, but also forces opposing defenses to plan around him, opening up opportunities elsewhere on the field.

Same old Sammy. The shine from Week 1’s performance has completely gone away. Sammy Watkins has missed some time, like he always does. He’s disappeared from games in which he’s played, like he always does.

Mecole Hardman continues his excellent rookie campaign and he seems to get better with each game. In addition to his two receptions for 55 yards, including one touchdown, against the Packers, he also returned a punt for 18 yards to set up the Chiefs at the Packer 30. Expect him to continue to improve and get more playing time as the season progresses.

Is it time to put out a BOLO for Demarcus Robinson? Dude hasn’t showed up these last four games. He’s staring down his final games as a Chief.

Byron Pringle played very well against the Colts, a game in which he caught six passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Since then he’s caught two passes for 24 yards. He played 0% of the offensive snaps against Green Bay with Watkins’ return.

Finally, Travis Kelce found the end zone again, scoring just his second touchdown of the year Sunday night. Still, he’s a great security blanket for whoever lines up under center for the Chiefs. In the past four games, he’s caught 18 passes for 235 yards.

One of these days, the Chiefs are going to bring in a suitable back-up tight end. Blake Bell and Deon Yelder are increasingly unsuitable.