Top 10 Kansas City Chiefs Players Going Into the 2020 Season

In 2019. this team did the unthinkable - they won the Super Bowl. Honestly, it's still surreal to think about.

They broke a lot of curses: the Arrowhead playoff curse, the AFC Championship curse, the Andy Reid curse, the Super Bowl curse, and even the Madden curse. In 2020, they found themselves in a position they hadn't been in for a long time. They were sitting on top of the football world and had to defend their title.

The Chiefs kept many of their key pieces together, and while they didn't make any huge offseason moves, you could argue they didn't need to. The biggest priority was keeping as many players as possible on the roster.
The Top Ten
Patrick Mahomes

Obviously, it has to be Mahomes. He was thought to be average and very boom-or-bust coming out of the draft. Let's just say he had a massive boom and proved the experts wrong.

Talk about a guy who has an MVP and a Super Bowl ring in his first three years. He's become the best QB in franchise history. He has elevated everyone else around him in ways Alex Smith couldn't. He's led a new era of QBs unlike anything we've seen before. Without a doubt, he is ultimately why we won. With his talent, it was only a matter of time before he brought home the Lombardi Trophy. And that's not even getting into his leadership and passion.

Travis Kelce

Kelce is the best tight end in the league without a doubt. He was the first tight end to have four straight 1,000-yard seasons, which speaks volumes about how good he really is.

He is a force, and it's easy to see why he's one of Mahomes' favorite go-to weapons. He's so automatic most of the time. He's lethal and just a step above the others like Ertz and Kittle. I don't mind Kittle, but there is no way he's better than Travis Kelce.

Tyreek Hill

Tyreek Hill is without question the most explosive weapon in the NFL. He's not called Cheetah for nothing. He's fast, and he's dangerous because of it. Trying to guard him? Yeah, right, good luck.

He's tough to contain, and with the offensive mastermind of Andy Reid, he's near unstoppable. It's hard to imagine he was hurt earlier this year.

Easily one of the best WRs in the league. He is explosive and really fast.

Chris Jones

He was a monster on defense, and without him, this defense doesn't come anywhere near its full potential. He's been a disruptive force for years, but he had 9 sacks and 36 tackles last year, even with him missing a few games.

Getting him back was a HUGE win for the Chiefs this offseason. He's a veteran and will be a dominant force for years to come.

Tyrann Mathieu

He was a big addition to this defense, which in my opinion is why they peaked how they did. He truly played lights out and the best of his career.

75 tackles, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions are pretty solid numbers. Not quite his best season on paper, but he still made some massive plays you don't see on paper. Simply put, in my opinion, we don't win the Super Bowl without the Honey Badger's leadership and veteran presence.

Mitchell Schwartz

Schwartz has been one of the most consistently good players. He has played four seasons in Kansas City, earning All-Pro honors in each. He was originally a second-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns and has started all 132 games as a pro.

He had a streak of 7,894 consecutive snaps, the most by any active player in the league, until a knee injury in the first half of the game against the Titans forced him to miss a few plays. He's been one of the best offensive linemen in the league and is one of the biggest reasons Mahomes has been so deadly. He deserves some credit for keeping Mahomes standing strong.

Frank Clark

He was a long-time member of Seattle's defense and then turned into a beast for KC. He missed a few games here or there. Otherwise, he'd have similar numbers to his Seattle seasons.

He made some big-time plays to help lead the team to the Super Bowl: 8 sacks, 37 tackles, and an interception. He also earned a Pro Bowl nod on top of that.

Damien Williams

He had a couple of forgettable seasons in Miami, but after he came to KC, he blew up, and his numbers were through the roof compared to Miami. He had just shy of 500 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was arguably Super Bowl MVP over Mahomes. This guy can be lethal if you don't watch out.

Eric Fisher

He was the first overall draft pick in 2013 after the abysmal 2012 season we don't talk about. Sure, he missed some time last year due to injury, but like with Schwartz, give him credit where credit is due. He's part of the reason Mahomes has been as successful as he is.

It would be wrong not to acknowledge part of Mahomes' success comes from the guys keeping him on his feet. I mean, last year they were 4-4 without him but never lost a game when he came back. To this day, I don't understand the disrespect for him. How the hell is he ranked 9th out of the top 10 first overall picks of the 2010s? That's absurd.

Harrison Butker

It's weird to have a kicker here, but Butker has earned it. He's quietly one of the best in the league. He's been right around 90% on field goal attempts and as high as 93% on extra points.

He's made a name for himself, and he's underrated across the league in my opinion.

The Contenders
Juan Thornhill
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
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