Tucker Franklin· Jun 19, 2026
Tucker ranked the Chiefs' position groups with quarterback first, saying Kansas City may have the best quarterback room in the league behind a Mahomes-Fields-Nussmeier trio, laid out expected starters at running back, defensive tackle and right tackle, and expects Brendan Sorsby to be only a day-three supplemental pick.
“Like, they might have the best quarterback room in the league, on on just pure talent.”
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10 checkable claims — 8 depth chart calls, 1 mock draft pick and 1 position group ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
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- Position Group RankingsJun 19, 2026
“Like, they might have the best quarterback room in the league, on on just pure talent.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Garrett Nussmeier to be 3rd on the depth chart
“Patrick Holmes, Justin Fields, Garrett Nussmeier, being your one, two, three”
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- Depth Chart CallsJaylon MooreKansas City ChiefsJun 19, 2026
Jaylon Moore to be 1st on the depth chart
“Jalen Moore is an interesting one at right tackle... I think that that is the bar for Jalen Morris to be a serviceable right tackle.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsKhyiris TongaKansas City ChiefsJun 19, 2026
Khyiris Tonga to be 1st on the depth chart
“Kairus, Tonga, and Chris Jones being your one, two starters”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Mock Draft PicksBrendan SorsbyJun 19, 2026
Brendan Sorsby to be picked “day three ask pick”
“I would be shocked if anybody uses a day one or two pick on him, truthfully. So you're probably looking at day three ask pick on him.”
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Emari Demercado to be 2nd on the depth chart
“where you had Kenneth Walker and Amari DeMarco is your one and two”
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- Depth Chart CallsChris JonesKansas City ChiefsJun 19, 2026
Chris Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
“Kairus, Tonga, and Chris Jones being your one, two starters”
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Patrick Mahomes to be 1st on the depth chart
“Patrick Holmes, Justin Fields, Garrett Nussmeier, being your one, two, three”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kenneth Walker III to be 1st on the depth chart
“where you had Kenneth Walker and Amari DeMarco is your one and two”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsJustin FieldsKansas City ChiefsJun 19, 2026
Justin Fields to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Justin Fields being your backup quarterback is no joke”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Jake ArthurScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City.
- Zach HicksScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Hicks predicts a lower-scoring, field-goal-heavy game with the Chiefs beating the Colts 23-19, citing Indianapolis' red-zone success against Kansas City historically.
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps.
- Alain PoupartScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsClose · 74Previewing the Week 3 home opener, he predicted the Chiefs would comfortably beat the Dolphins, saying Miami's defense couldn't contain Kansas City and its offense wasn't ready for a shootout.
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- Matt SeveranceDepth Chart Calls · Deshaun WatsonHit · 100The CBS Sports preview backs Tampa Bay to beat Cleveland in the Bucs' Week 2 home opener, and states that Deshaun Watson — not Shedeur Sanders — will be Cleveland's starting quarterback in Week 2.
- Rafael ZamoranoDepth Chart Calls · Deshaun WatsonHit · 100Zamorano reports Watson will start Week 2 at Tampa Bay and suggests there's little reason to expect improvement, raising the possibility Watson's five-year contract never yields more than single-digit wins.
- Rich HribarDepth Chart Calls · Tua TagovailoaMiss · 0Hribar expects Tua Tagovailoa to be Atlanta's starting quarterback for Week 2 while Michael Penix stays out, with Penix's return closer to Week 4. He is unenthusiastic about the Falcons' offense either way and treats Bryce Young as a fringe fantasy starter.