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In less than two weeks, there will be a Kansas City Chiefs training camp practice to react to!
On Wednesday, July 29, the Chiefs will hold a full-team practice to an exclusive crowd of season-ticket holders. The following day will be the team’s first public practice.
To get ready for camp, let’s take a look at the players competing for the roles in the offense at tight end, working around 36-year-old Kelce’s unique usage.
Kansas City is familiar with the current second tight end, Noah Gray, as he enters his sixth season with the team, so let’s focus on the rest of the group.
It’s an unknown bunch that will get plenty of opportunity to earn a roster spot this preseason. An impressive performance with a new offensive coaching staff could land one of these players as high as No. 2 on the depth chart.
2024 – 2025: Two catches, 11 receiving yards, 122 offensive snaps and 34 special teams snaps
After tearing his ACL midway through his rookie year, Wiley was sidelined as a game-day inactive in 2025 until Thanksgiving Day, when he filled in for a concussed Noah Gray against the Dallas Cowboys and recording his only reception of the year: a short throw in the flat to convert fourth down.
When he was active, Wiley was a more consistent presence on offense as a rookie — and a lesser factor on special teams. If that was any indication of the team’s belief in him, it was washed away this offseason when the front office ignored the tight end position in free agency and the draft.
As a former fourth-round pick, now nearly two years removed from the knee injury, there is reason to believe what the Chiefs’ actions suggest about the anticipation of his impact this year. He showed vertical-route playmaking at TCU; spectators should expect to start seeing more of that in a Chiefs uniform this training camp and preseason.
2025: Suffered season-ending hamstring injury during the first week of training camp
2021 – 2024 at Clemson: 127 receptions, 1,380 yards and 17 touchdowns
During his final year at Clemson, Briningstool showcased receiver abilities by aligning in the slot (373 snaps) or out wide (33) for 57% of his offensive snaps. He lined up as a slot receiver more often than he was inline (294). The Tigers’ offense used Briningstool’s athletic advantage to get the ball in his hands quickly, utilizing him on short passes around the line of scrimmage more often than downfield.
In a season in which he scored a career-high seven touchdowns, Briningstool also dropped a career-high four passes, per Pro Football Focus. It’s one of the only blemishes on Briningstool’s receiving resume; his strengths center around pass catching, and not as a point-of-attack blocker, so keep an eye on him when the ball is in his hands.
2025: Practice squad
**2021 – 2023 at Fresno State, then Texas A&M in 2024: 77 catches,...
