Kansas City Chiefs 2025 Fantasy Football Projections
Updated: Saturday, August 30, 2025Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Projected fantasy points are based on half-PPR scoring.
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| Player | Att. | Comp. | Yards | TD | INT | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | 566.5 | 381.3 | 4135.5 | 28.89 | 11.33 | 66.1 | 343.7 | 2.15 | 305.59 |
| Gardner Minshew | 36.2 | 23.3 | 253.4 | 1.45 | 0.72 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 0.13 | 16.49 |
| QB Totals | 602.7 | 404.6 | 4388.9 | 30.34 | 12.05 | 70.5 | 355.8 | 2.28 | 322.08 |
Patrick Mahomes: Outside of his one-game rookie season, Mahomes set or tied career lows in passing yards (3,928) and touchdowns (26). Like Joe Burrow, Mahomes has enough mobility to make and extend plays, but he doesn't use it to rack up significant rushing production (307-389 rushing yards in five consecutive seasons). After finishing as a top-four fantasy quarterback in four of his first five seasons as a starter, Mahomes has finished as the QB8 and QB12, respectively, over the past two seasons. The talented trio of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown (when healthy and active) provide hope for Mahomes to return to his previous levels of elite production.
RUNNING BACKS
| Player | Att. | Yards | TD | Rec. | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Pacheco | 198.4 | 853.1 | 5.56 | 39.7 | 275.8 | 1.1 | 172.7 |
| Kareem Hunt | 88.2 | 352.8 | 2.87 | 21 | 157.7 | 1 | 84.77 |
| Elijah Mitchell | 44.1 | 189.6 | 1.21 | 7.3 | 46.8 | 0.3 | 36.35 |
| Brashard Smith | 17.6 | 73.9 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 74.6 | 0.3 | 23.7 |
| RB Totals | 348.3 | 1469.4 | 10.04 | 77.3 | 554.9 | 2.7 | 317.52 |
Isiah Pacheco: While Pacheco was clearly not himself after returning from injury last season, the Chiefs have signed Elijah Mitchell in free agency, brought back Kareem Hunt and drafted Brashard Smith in the seventh round. Kansas City was viewed as a potential destination for a first-round running back (especially TreVeyon Henderson). Given his ADP and the current depth chart (behind him), Pacheco could turn out to be a value.
Kareem Hunt: The Chiefs signed Hunt in late-September and he immediately assumed an RB1 role after Isiah Pacheco was injured. While he averaged a pedestrian 3.6 YPC, Hunt averaged 21.5 touches in his first eight games (without Pacheco) en route to finishing with the second-most carries (200) of his career. In the event that Pacheco sustains another injury, the Chiefs would likely once again turn to their trusted veteran.
Elijah Mitchell: Mitchell has struggled with durability, playing only 27 games over the past four seasons, but he has averaged 4.7 yards per carry. As a sixth-round rookie for the San Francisco 49ers in 2021, Mitchell nearly rushed for 1,000 yards (207/963/5) in only 11 games.
Brashard Smith: Smith converted from wide receiver to running back in his final season at SMU, and he has some intrigue as a deep-league sleeper. As ESPN's Adam Teicher notes, the team "showcased his versatility by getting him the ball out of the backfield, from the slot and split out wide" during offseason practices.
WIDE RECEIVERS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Worthy | 71.6 | 921.2 | 7.2 | 20.3 | 106.6 | 1.62 | 191.5 |
| Rashee Rice | 76.8 | 945.2 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 0.05 | 174.74 |
| Hollywood Brown | 44.5 | 512.8 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.73 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 11.6 | 141.3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.33 |
| Jalen Royals | 8.8 | 113.7 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.37 |
| Tyquan Thornton | 1.5 | 19 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Nikko Remigio | 0.8 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Jason Brownlee | 0.9 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 |
| WR Totals | 216.5 | 2674.8 | 19.5 | 22.1 | 113.8 | 1.67 | 514.13 |
Xavier Worthy: Worthy started his rookie season with a bang (two scores on three touches in Week 1) and closed the season strong. Over his final seven full games including the playoffs (excluding Week 18), Worthy had 45/518/5 receiving on 58 targets with an additional 12 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown. That's an average of 16.7 fantasy points per game. Worthy should pick up in year two where he left off, especially with Rashee Rice serving a six-game suspension to start the year.
Rashee Rice: While Rice will be suspended the first six games of the season, Rice was fantasy's WR4 through the first three weeks before sustaining last year's season-ending knee injury early in Week 4. Once he returns in Week 7, Rice could certainly perform as a top-12 wide receiver through the rest of the season. An early-season suspension makes it a little easier to address as NFL bye weeks don't begin until Week 5 and players are generally at their healthiest at the beginning of the season.
TIGHT ENDS
| Player | Rec. | Yards | TD | Rush | Yards | TD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Kelce | 73.4 | 747.9 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140.89 |
| Noah Gray | 32.9 | 364.4 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.29 |
| Jared Wiley | 3.4 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 |
| Robert Tonyan | 1.1 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
| TE Totals | 110.8 | 1159.3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219.93 |
Travis Kelce: Kelce extended his streak of 90-catch seasons to seven in 2024, but he set non-rookie lows in both yards (823) and touchdowns (three). He also set career lows in yards per reception (8.5) and target (6.2). Finishing as the TE6 (TE8 on a per-game basis) in his age-35 season, Kelce's ceiling is much lower than it was earlier in his career, but the targets (133, third-most among tight ends) should allow him to continue to perform as a mid-tier TE1 as he returns for another season. A six-game Rashee Rice suspension could lead to a stronger start than finish to Kelce's season, as he was much more productive after Rice sustained his season-ending 2024 injury.