Kingsley

Suamataia

Left guard Kingsley Suamataia is also active. He was listed as questionable because of a concussion. Worthy was always expected to suit up this week after getting in a full practice on Friday. He will be a fantasy WR4 in a must-win matchup for Kansas City. Inactive for the Chiefs are CB Josh Williams, RB Isiah Pacheco, WR Jalen Royals, TE Jared Wiley, RB Elijah Mitchell, and OL Wanya Morris.

He was ruled out early in the second half. Mike Caliendo is getting snaps in his stead at left guard. Suamataia has been a much better player in his second season at left guard after a rough rookie season at left tackle.

$21.24 million is fully guaranteed at signing per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Moore has been Trent Williams’ understudy with the 49ers for the last four years after they selected him in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He has just 831 snaps in four years with the 49ers, but finished 2024 with a 73.1 PFF pass block rating and started five games down the stretch. This is a projection contract for Moore, but the Chiefs clearly believe there’s something here. Moore will now be penciled in as Kansas City’s left tackle, protecting Patrick Mahomes’ blindside after a tough year for the trio of D.J. Humphries, Wanya Morris, and Kingsley Suamataia. Suamataia reportedly is moving to left guard this offseason.

Morris currently sits behind second-round rookie LT Kingsley Suamataia on the Chiefs’ depth chart. Though he ideally would play limited snaps, assuming a strong Week 1 debut for Suamataia, potentially losing depth at the offensive line’s most important position is an issue. Hopefully, the broadcast offers clarity as to the injury’s severity.

Morris was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of last year’s draft but played sparingly behind veteran Donovan Smith. He did manage to start four games on the year, allowing two sacks on 20 pressures in those starts, but won’t be handed the job heading into Week 1. Suamataia, who was drafted in the second round of this year’s draft, is expected to compete with Morris for the starting gig and has experience at both left and right tackle in college. It’s possible this gets settled before the end of training camp to ensure the eventual starter sees plenty of snaps with the first-team before the season kicks off against the Ravens.

While Suamataia (6'5/326) faced just five P5 programs in 2022, BYU transitioned to the Big 12 in 2023 which resulted in the hulking left tackle facing P5 teams in 9-of-11 contests. Despite the jump in competition he excelled in pass protection, giving up two sacks and 13 pressures for an 86.1 PFF pass block grade that ranked ninth-best in FBS. Suamataia struggled in the run game with a troubling 3.1% blown run block rate which fueled his 52.9 run block grade. For perspective, 52.9 was the lowest run grade for any of the top-50 graded pass protectors this year. He moves with a coordination that belies his massive body, recording a 1.73s 10-yard split that ranked in the 93rd%. Suamataia’s 9'02" broad jump charted in the 87th percentile, while his impressive 31 bench reps ranks third amongst his 2024 OL counterparts and in the 94th percentile of historical NFL Combine tackles. His 9.38 RAS verifies the BYU bookend’s athletic credibility, as the thickly built tackle has the requisite mean streak to go with seamless feet/hands coordination to disrupt most pass rushers. He has plenty of core and grip strength to hold the point of attack against stout IDLs and stay centered. Can knock edge rushers off their line with a well-timed punch and is malleable enough to play the left or right side when called upon. His 34 ¼” arms are acceptable but not ideal, and his feet can drag in recovery. Overall, Suamataia is a thickly built swing-tackle who can offer above average pass protection on both left or right side, albeit with somewhat limited range on run plays.