ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— The Kansas City Chiefs know what they have with their No. 1 cornerback in Trent McDuffie.
McDuffie, who was a first-team All-Pro in 2023, is atop the depth chart after the offseason trade of cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans.
Figuring out the order after McDuffie, however, remains in flux as the Chiefs are in the third week of training camp.
“We certainly miss LJ (Sneed), but somebody’s got to step up there and take that,” Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said. “But I’m waiting for somebody to, you know, assert themselves and say, ‘I’m that guy that can do it.’”
There is no shortage of candidates for the Chiefs to consider.
Spagnuolo has rotated Joshua Williams, the Chiefs’ fourth-round pick in 2022, and Kelvin Joseph, who signed in January, in training camp alongside McDuffie.
Second-year pro-Chamarri Conner, who started seven games in 2023, has also rotated with the first-team defense’s nickel package at the slot.
But the Chiefs are dealing with injuries in the defensive backfield as Nazeeh Johnson has missed time with a knee injury and Jaylen Watson, who started eight games over the past two seasons, remains on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.
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