KC Chiefs: Offensive line depth chart after 2020 NFL Draft
The KC Chiefs saw their offensive line improve last season and now will look to keep it a strength in 2020 and beyond. How does the depth chart look along the offensive line?
The Kansas City Chiefs‘ offensive line had its fair share of ups and downs last season, but seemed to find their groove heading into the playoffs. They got rocked by the 49ers defensive line, but to be fair, most teams were in that same boat when going up against the Niners in 2019.
With the 2020 NFL Draft in the books, let’s take a look at the likely starters for the Chiefs in 2020:
- Left Tackle – Eric Fisher
- Left Guard – Andrew Wylie
- Center – Austin Reiter
- Right Guard – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
- Right Tackle – Mitchell Schwartz
Now, let’s check out the depth on the roster:
- Nick Allegretti
- Jackson Barton
- Yasir Durant
- Jovahn Fair
- Ryan Hunter
- Lucas Niang
- Martinas Rankin
- Mike Remmers
- Greg Senat
- Darryl Williams
Whew, that’s a lot of depth! It obviously won’t stay that way, as the Chiefs will have to cut it down prior to the beginning of the regular season.
As of now, the depth chart on the Chiefs’ official website has no backup listed behind Fisher or Wylie, but has Allegretti as Reiter’s backup, Hunter as LDT’s backup, and Barton as Schwartz’s backup. We all know Schwartz is indestructible so having a backup for him seems pointless, but I regress.
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Out of this group, the Chiefs probably keep Allegretti, Niang, Rankin, and Remmers for sure and the rest can duke it out this preseason. Durant is an interesting player to watch this offseason because he’s local (played at Missouri) and him going undrafted was a little surprising. He could be someone to keep around as a depth piece.
While Wylie probably has the edge at left guard, Niang winning that job wouldn’t shock me in the least bit. He’s a rookie who didn’t allow a single sack at TCU and left guard could use some consistency. Niang might eventually get shifted back to his preferred position of tackle, but the NFL is all about versatility, especially for young players trying to find a starting job.
While the starters – sans left guard – along the o-line aren’t hard to predict, the depth behind them is. The Chiefs have a lot of intriguing players and they’ll have some tough decisions to make there this summer.
Who do you think ends up making the team along the offensive line? Do you think the starting unit looks differently than what I listed above?