Chiefs First Two Deep Depth Chart

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It contains no real surprises, other than perhaps the Chiefs continue to list Dexter McCluster as a wide receiver when he’s spent most of his time operating out of the backfield.

Thomas Jones is listed as the starter at running back, but keep in mind the Chiefs almost always defer to the veteran in cases like this. Tyler Palko is the number two quarterback instead of Ricky Stanzi but that mirrors how things have gone on their training camp practice field.

Without further ado, here’s the depth chart going two deep:

Offense
WR: Jerheme Urban, Steve Breaston
LT: Brandon Albert, David Mims
LG: Ryan Lilja, Darryl Harris
C: Casey Wiegmann, Rodney Hudson
RG: Jon Asamoah, Bobby Greenwood
RT: Barry Richardson, Ryan O’Callaghan
TE: Leonard Pope, Tony Moeaki
WR: Dwayne Bowe, Dexter McCluster
QB: Matt Cassel, Tyler Palko
FB: Le’Ron McClain, Mike Cox
RB: Thomas Jones, Jamaal Charles
Defense
LDE: Tyson Jackson, Allen Bailey
NT: Kelly Gregg, Anthony Toribio
RDE: Glenn Dorsey, Wallace Gilberry
LOLB: Andy Studebaker, Cameron Sheffield
LILB: Jovan Belcher, Brandon Siler
RILB: Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams
ROLB: Tamba Hali, Pierre Walters
LCB: Brandon Flowers, Travis Daniels
RCB: Brandon Carr, Javier Arenas
SS: Eric Berry, Reshard Langford
FS: Kendrick Lewis, Jon McGraw
Special teams
P: Dustin Colquitt
K: Ryan Succop
LS: Thomas Gafford, Andy Studebaker
H: Dustin Colquitt, Tyler Palko
PR: Javier Arenas, Dexter McCluster
KR: Javier Arenas, Dexter McCluster

I agree completely, but we won't be the only team trying to trade up. If we're not in top 5, we would need to trade Charles, Hali and our entire draft.

I'm thinking more like this years first pick, second pick, a mid pick, first round next year, and a late pick.

That can get you from 27 to 6 overall to get Julio Jones. Now try to get from 20 to 1 to get Andrew Luck.

The scale is changing. But besides that, has the #1 QB ever returned to school and still go #1 the next year?

The scale is changing, just in the wrong direction. Money to rookies was biggest obstacle before. Now that money isn't the issue, everyone wants to trade up, and the total draft pick compensation is only gonna increase.

Bradford and Manning are two who still went #1 after returning to college.

RustShack wrote:

I'm thinking more like this years first pick, second pick, a mid pick, first round next year, and a late pick.

I think that would get the job done if your wanted to go to 1.

MAYBE if we're picking top 5

To move from 4 to 1 for the Giants in 2004 to get the autistic little brother of Peyton Manning cost two 1st rounders, a third and a fifth.

Teams have also drifted further and further away from the trade chart since then. It was also Manning's little brother, who was easily the best QB in the NFL at the time.

Its really a moot point though, because there's a pretty good chance the team that picks #1 is going to need a QB. There's also a pretty good chance that Luck doesn't go #1 like pretty much every other returning QB prospect.