The 2026 season is the Kansas City Chiefs' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their tenth under the leadership of general manager Brett Veach and their 14th under head coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs will seek to improve upon their 6–11 record from 2025, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, and reclaim the AFC West title.

Because Pittsburgh Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin resigned and the Baltimore Ravens fired John Harbaugh, Andy Reid is now the longest-tenured active head coach (with one team, and with multiple consecutively) in the NFL, with his tenure starting in the 2013 season with the Chiefs.

Offseason

Futures contracts Futures contracts are signed beginning with the conclusion of the previous season. They typically consist of players who spent a portion of the previous season on the practice squad of a team.

+ 2026 Kansas City Chiefs Futures contracts Player Position Andrew Armstrong WR Kam Arnold LB Jason Brownlee WR Jake Haener QB Marcus Harris DT Jimmy Holiday WR Tanner McCalister DB ShunDerrick Powell RB Matt Waletzko OT Tre Watson TE

Players lost Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2025 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired.

+ 2026 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost Player Position Reason New team Jaylen Watson CB Los Angeles Rams Leo Chenal LB UFA Washington Commanders Bryan Cook S UFA Cincinnati Bengals Charles Omenihu DE UFA Washington Commanders Isiah Pacheco RB UFA Detroit Lions Derrick Nnadi DT UFA Indianapolis Colts Joshua Williams CB UFA Tennessee Titans Gardner Minshew QB UFA Arizona Cardinals Marquise Brown WR UFA Philadelphia Eagles Jerry Tillery DT UFA Indianapolis Colts Dameon Pierce RB UFA Philadelphia Eagles Mike Danna DE Released Buffalo Bills Jawaan Taylor T Released Atlanta Falcons

Signings + 2026 Kansas City Chiefs signings Player Position Previous team Kenneth Walker III RB Seattle Seahawks Khyiris Tonga DT New England Patriots Alohi Gilman S Baltimore Ravens Emari Demercado RB Arizona Cardinals Kader Kohou CB Miami Dolphins Kaiir Elam CB Tennessee Titans James Winchester LS Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce TE Kansas City Chiefs Tyquan Thornton WR Kansas City Chiefs Jack Cochrane LB Kansas City Chiefs Mike Caliendo G Kansas City Chiefs L'Jarius Sneed CB Tennessee Titans Mason Pline TE New Orleans Saints Emmanuel Ogbah DE Jacksonville Jaguars Niles King DE Los Angeles Chargers Cam Jones LB New York Giants

Trades Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick only trades will go in draft section.

+ 2026 Kansas City Chiefs trades Team Received Compensation Los Angeles Rams 1st round selection5th round selection6th round selection2026 NFL draft3rd round selection2027 NFL draft Trent McDuffie New York Jets Justin Fields 6th round selection2027 NFL draft Atlanta Falcons 6th round selection2027 NFL draft Wanya Morris7th round selection2027 NFL draft New York Giants Joshua Ezeudu 7th round selection2028 NFL draft Baltimore Ravens Diego Pounds 6th round conditional selection2028 NFL draft

Draft

+ 2026 Kansas City Chiefs draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 6 Mansoor Delane CB LSU From Browns 9 Traded to the Cleveland Browns 29 Peter Woods DT Clemson From Rams 2 40 R Mason Thomas DE Oklahoma 3 74 Traded to the Cleveland Browns 4 109 Jadon Canady S Oregon 125 Traded to the New England Patriots From Bears 5 148 Traded to the Cleveland Browns 161 Emmett Johnson RB Nebraska From Steelers 169 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers From Rams 176 Cyrus Allen WR Cincinnati Compensatory selection6 191 Traded to the New England Patriots 210 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers From Rams7 225 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys 249 Garrett Nussmeier QB LSU From Steelers

+ 2026 Kansas City Chiefs undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Jaydn Ott RB Oklahoma Pete Nygra C Louisville Xavier Nwankpa S Iowa John Michael Gyllenborg TE Wyoming Josh Thompson IOL LSU Bryce Phillips DB San Diego State Wesley Bissainthe LB Miami (FL) Vincent Anthony Jr. EDGE Duke Jeff Caldwell WR Cincinnati Cole Brevard DT Texas Jacob De Jesus WR California Anthony Dunn EDGE Toledo Omari Evans WR Washington Ethan Hurkett EDGE Iowa Amari McNeill DT Colorado Damon Payne DT Michigan D'Arco Perkins-McAllister CB UL Monroe DeShon Singleton S Nebraska EJ Smith RB Texas A&M Zelmar Vedder CB Houston Kahlil Benson OT Indiana Xavier Loyd WR Missouri Marlen Sewell DB Vanderbilt Jeff Weimer WR West Virginia

Draft trades

Staff

Current roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Los Angeles Rams L 12–20 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 15–16 0–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 3 Seattle Seahawks T 9–9 0–2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap 1 7:15p.m. Denver Broncos W 31–10 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium ESPN/ABC Recap 2 September 20 7:20p.m. Indianapolis Colts W 33–30 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium NBC Recap 3 September 27 12:00p.m. at Miami Dolphins W 24–10 3–0 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap 4 October 4 3:25p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders W 30–27 4–0 Allegiant Stadium CBS Recap 5 Bye 6 October 18 3:25p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Arrowhead Stadium CBS 7 October 25 7:20p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field NBC 8 November 1 3:25p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS 9 November 8 12:00p.m. New York Jets Arrowhead Stadium CBS 10 November 15 12:00p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS 11 November 22 12:00p.m. Arizona Cardinals Arrowhead Stadium CBS 12 November 26 7:20p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium NBC 13 7:15p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Prime Video 14 December 13 3:25p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium Fox 15 7:15p.m. New England Patriots Arrowhead Stadium ESPN/ABC 16 December 27 3:25p.m. San Francisco 49ers Arrowhead Stadium CBS 17 January 2/3 at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium 18 January 9/10 Las Vegas Raiders Arrowhead Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 13–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Week 12 is exempt, as it occurs on Thanksgiving. The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 15. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos

With the dominant win, the Chiefs secured their first win since Week 12 of 2025, snapping a six-game losing streak from the previous season. This was also their first win against Denver since Week 10 of 2024, snapping a three-game losing streak.

Week 2: vs. Indianapolis Colts

This marked the Chiefs' second straight win against the Colts.

Week 3: at Miami Dolphins

With the win, the Chiefs started the season 3–0 for the first time since 2024.

Week 4: at Las Vegas Raiders

With the win, the Chiefs improved to 4–0 for the second time in three seasons.

Week 6: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Standings Division

Conference

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