The 2025 Roster, Under Contract, + FAs

[Direckshun]

Black font is a position I consider largely fine for 2025, as the roster currently stands.
Blue font is a position of some need.
Red font is a position of serious need.

QB: Mahomes
RB: Pacheco, Steele

WR: Rice, Worthy, Moore
TE: Kelce, Gray, Wiley

LT: Morris, Suamataia
LG: Thuney, Hanson
C: Humphrey, Hanson
RG: Nourzad, Mattauer
RT: Taylor, Driskell

DE: Danna, Anudike-Uzomah, Thompson
DT: Jones
DT:
DE: Karlaftis, Thomas

WLB: Jones
MLB: Tranquill
SLB: Chenal

CB: McDuffie, Watson, Williams, Roland-Wallace
S: Cook, Conner, Hicks

K: Butker
P:
LS:

Free agents departing:

QB Carson Wentz
RB Kareem Hunt
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB Samaje Perine

WR DeAndre Hopkins
WR Marquise Brown
WR Justin Watson
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR Mecole Hardman

OG Trey Smith
OG/C Mike Caliendo

DT Tershawn Wharton
DT Mike Pennel
DT Derrick Nnadi
DT Marlon Tuipulotu
DE Charles Omenihu
DE Joshua Uche
DE Malik Herring

LB Nick Bolton
LB Jack Cochrane

CB Nazeeh Johnson
S Justin Reid

P Matt Araiza
LS James Winchester

Chiefs current cap space for 2025 is projected around $22m.

You can restructure Mahomes, who is coming in hot with a $66m cap hit, and you can cut Joe Thuney, which would save you $16m, but you create a red-level area of need if you do so. And just because I've been talking about it, if Kelce retires, it saves you an additional $17m, but you've added a blue-level area of need.