Kansas City Chiefs’ complete 53-man roster for the 2025 season
The Kansas City Chiefs have made the final cuts to their roster to meet the NFL’s deadline on Tuesday. Here are the 53 players who made the cut.
All 32 NFL teams had to cut their rosters down to the final 53 players by Tuesday, August 26 at 4 p.m. ET. Shortly ahead of cutdown day, the Kansas City Chiefs traded wide receiver Skyy Moore to the San Francisco 49ers. And on Monday, they released veteran signal-caller Bailey Zappe.
They must have been a bit preoccupied with the news that their All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce got engaged to pop superstar Taylor Swift though, because they took several hours to release their list of cuts and the final roster. But finally, it’s here.
Here’s a look at all the roster moves the Chiefs made ahead of the Tuesday deadline as well as the final 53-man roster.
Bad news: I was waived today.
— Chris Oladokun (@1Chrisoladokun0) August 26, 2025
Good news: if I didn’t have the day off today, I wouldn’t have been able to slam dunk a 40 yard wedge shot for birdie.⛳️😂
Excited for the future!#PositiveVibesOnly
Kansas City Chiefs Roster Cuts 2025
| Date Released | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | Bailey Zappe | QB |
| August 18, 2025 | Elijah Young | RB |
| August 8, 2025 | Darius Rush | RB |
| July 30, 2025 | Eddie Czaplicki | P |
| July 17, 2025 | Justyn Ross | WR |
| June 11, 2025 | Siaki Ika | DT |
| May 1, 2025 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| May 1, 2025 | Shaun Bradley | LB |
| May 1, 2025 | Baylor Cupp | TE |
| May 1, 2025 | McKade Mettauer | G |
| May 1, 2025 | Jason Taylor II | DB |
Kansas City Chiefs final 53-man roster (as of Tuesday, August 26)
Quarterbacks (2):
- Patrick Mahomes
- Gardner Minshew
Wide Receivers (8):
- Rashee Rice
- Xavier Worthy
- Hollywood Brown
- JuJu Smith-Schuster
- Tyquan Thornton
- Jalen Royals
- Jason Brownlee
- Nikko Remigio
Running Backs (4):
- Isiah Pacheco
- Kareem Hunt
- Elijah Mitchell
- Brashard Smith
Tight Ends (3):
- Travis Kelce
- Noah Gray
- Jared Wiley
Offensive Line (9):
- Josh Simmons
- Kingsley Suamataia
- Creed Humphrey
- Trey Smith
- Jawaan Taylor
- Jaylon Moore
- Mike Caliendo
- Wanya Morris
- Hunter Nourzad
Defensive Line (9):
- Chris Jones
- George Karlaftis
- Charles Omenihu
- Derrick Nnad
- Mike Danna
- Jerry Tillery
- Omarr Norman-Lott
- Ashton Gillotte
- Malik Herring
Defensive Backs (9):
- CB: Trent McDuffie
- CB: Jaylen Watson
- CB: Kristian Fulton
- CB: Nohl Williams
- CB: Josh Williams
- S: Bryan Cook
- S: Chamarri Conner
- S: Jaden Hicks
- S: Christian Roland-Wallace
Linebackers (6):
- Nick Bolton
- Drue Tranquill
- Leo Chenal
- Jack Cochrane
- Jeffrey Bassa
- Cooper McDonald
Special Teams (3):
- K: Harrison Butker
- P Matt Araiza
- LS James Winchester
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