Between now and Week 1 of last season, we’ve seen a plethora of things change on the Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive line. Rookies Tershawn Wharton and Mike Danna emerged as legitimate contributors, Tim Ward showed out in Week 17, and then the team signed Jarran Reed and drafted Joshua Kaindoh in the offseason. On top of all that, we’ve seen Chris Jones transition from the interior to defensive end.
The excitement for the new faces in the group naturally led to one young, talented defensive tackle becoming an afterthought: Khalen Saunders. In 2020, a Week 1 elbow injury led to him missing the next five games.