Khalen Saunders

DT, Western Illinois. Round 3, pick 84 of the 2019 draft, to the Kansas City Chiefs with a pick that came by trade.

His 2025 seasonB+10th of 27 picks drafted near him
Tieraverage starterAfter Week 9, 2026
Points32After Week 9, 2026
Redraft73rdof 253, went 84th. After Week 9, 2026

Season by season

B-BC+C+BA-B+B+
Apr 29, 2019Jan 2021Jan 2022Jan 2023Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026Jan 10, 2027season's end
Khalen Saunders, season by season: team, games and snaps (playoffs included), the letter, his rank among the picks drafted nearest his slot (n), the typical season for his slot in points, and his points.
SeasonTeamGamesLetterRank near his slotTypical for his slotSnapsPoints
2019KC12B11th of 2723354
2020KC3C+27th of 404742
2021KC7C+22nd of 3531442
2022KC19B11th of 3045118
2023NO17A-4th of 2515238
2024NO13B+8th of 2814616
2025NYJ9B+10th of 2701662

How his points add up

  1. 2019 4 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.54×quality: 135th of 171 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade0.57×points scale103.4×rookie season1.254.3
  2. 2020 2 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.12×quality: 75th of 178 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade1.03×points scale101.4×second season1.101.6
  3. 2021 2 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.22×quality: 102nd of 177 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade0.89×points scale102.2
  4. 2022 8 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.68×quality: 88th of 182 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade1.00×points scale107.6
  5. 2023 8 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.79×quality: 66th of 176 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade1.07×points scale109.4×fifth season on0.858.0
  6. 2024 6 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.73×quality: 106th of 191 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade0.92×points scale107.5×fifth season on0.856.4
  7. 2025 2 points

    interior lineman pay1.12×share of a starter's season0.25×quality: 114th of 188 interior defensive linemen by PFF grade0.84×points scale102.4×fifth season on0.852.0

Each season rounds to a whole number; the points are their sum.

Picked around him

The 2019 draft, picks 82 to 86.

  1. 82Rd 3Nate DavisOG · Charlotte · TitansB-37pointsbust66thin a redraft
  2. 83Rd 3Justin LayneCB · Michigan State · SteelersC-1pointbust189thin a redraft
  3. 84Rd 3Khalen SaundersDT · Western Illinois · ChiefsB+32pointsaverage starter73rdin a redraft
  4. 85Rd 3Jaylon FergusonDE · Louisiana Tech · RavensD17pointsbust111thin a redraft
  5. 86Rd 3Kahale WarringTE · San Diego State · TexansD+0pointsbust209thin a redraft

The Chiefs' 2019 class

Every Chiefs draft since 2017

  1. 56Rd 2Mecole HardmanWR · GeorgiaB-48pointsdepth48thin a redraft
  2. 63Rd 2Juan ThornhillS · VirginiaC+37pointsdepth60thin a redraft
  3. 84Rd 3Khalen SaundersDT · Western IllinoisB+32pointsaverage starter73rdin a redraft
  4. 201Rd 6Rashad FentonCB · South CarolinaA-36pointsbust67thin a redraft
  5. 214Rd 6Darwin ThompsonRB · Utah StateB-1pointbust188thin a redraft
  6. 216Rd 7Nick AllegrettiC · IllinoisA+21pointsdepth96thin a redraft