Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver depth chart minus cadarius Tony after final roster cuts the Kansas City Chiefs still have plenty of death at the wide receiver position after releasing wide receiver cadarius Tony the Kansas City Chiefs were in Uncharted Territory throughout the 2023 NFL season a team that had built a dynasty with head coach Andy Reid's explosive and dynamic West Coast offense suddenly couldn't find a way to score in the regular season the Chiefs scored just 21.8 points per game the fewest since Reed joined the team in 2013 Players like Marquez baldes scantling ski Moore and cadarius Tony failed to make a significant impact the wide receiver ailments coupled with Turnstyle offensive tackles and unforced mental errors nearly resulted in disaster the chiefs were forced to lean on their running game and vaunted defense to win games in the postseason quarterback Patrick Mahomes the team's highest pay player and the Catalyst of Kansas City's dynasty was relegated to Mere managerial duties as the Chiefs offense scored more field goals 11 then touchdowns nine in their four postseason games it's not a recipe that Kansas City wants to follow again in 2024 and general manager Brett V prioritized bolstering the team's wide receiver corpse this offseason along with drafting Texas wide receiver Xavier worthy with the no 28 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft the Chiefs signed veteran wide receivers Marque Hollywood Brown and JuJu Smith Shuster in free agency Chiefs projected wide receiver death chart as the Chiefs finalized their 53-man roster before the deadline at 400 p.m. on Tuesday the new additions have allowed the team to part ways with some of last year's underperforming wide receivers among the wide receivers that didn't survive roster cutdown day were wide receivers Justin Ross rugby star Luis Reit and the highly controversial cadarius Tony here's a look at the chief's wide receiver death chart following Tony's release starters perimeter marus brown perimeter Xavier worthy slot Rashi rice Rashi rice is facing an inevitable suspension for his involvement in a multi-vehicle car crash in Dallas earlier this offseason and other legal charges but that punishment likely won't happen until next year year rice struggled against man coverage on the perimeter but he excelled from the slot in his Brookie campaign with Speedster Brown and Worthy on the perimeter rice and tight end Travis Kel should find plenty of space to operate on intermediate routes over the middle Brown is expected to miss the start of the regular season after suffering a shoulder injury in his preseason debut which opens up the door for Kansas City's backup wide receivers to shine in the first few games of the Season backup Juju Smith's Shuster Justin Watson micole Hardman the Chiefs signed Smith's Shuster to a one-year deal earlier this week the veteran spent the 2022 campaign with the Chiefs so his familiarity with the team should help him step into his role seamlessly Smith's Jer and Watson will both likely see increased snaps for the first few weeks of the Season as brown works his way back from injury skiore could push Hardman for the final roster spot but Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Tu named Hardman as a potential kick returner this season full dep chart rashy rice Marquez Brown savior worthy Juju Smith Shuster Justin Watson mikole Hardman