Kansas City Chiefs

George Karlaftis

DE

After starting the season without a sack in his first four games, Karlaftis has 4.0 sacks over his last four contests. For the season, the 25-year-old edge rusher is up to 32 tackles (16 solo), including the 4.0 sacks, a career-high nine pass breakups, including his first career interception, and a forced fumble across eight games. He's on pace to shatter his previous career high of 48 tackles, which was set last season.

Nick Bolton

LB

Bolton doesn't do much in the box scores other than rack up tackles, but he's good at that and now has five double-digit tackles games through eight contests to begin the 2026 campaign. For the season, Bolton is up to 80 tackles (39 solo), two pass breakups and a forced fumble on 99 percent of the Chiefs' defensive snaps.

Drue Tranquill

LB

It was Tranquill's second double-digit tackles game of the season, and both have come over the last three weeks. The veteran linebacker has piled up 66 tackles (33 solo), two pass breakups and one fumble recovery on 88 percent of the defensive snaps across eight games this season.

Mansoor Delane

CB

The first-round rookie cornerback appears set to return to the lineup Sunday against the Falcons after missing the previous two contests. Delane has been dealing with the shoulder issue since initially injuring it during the offseason program. Across five games this season, Delane has 27 tackles (17 solo) and five pass breakups, including an interception.

Chris Jones

DT

The 32-year-old defensive lineman had gotten off to a slow start to begin the 2026 season, his 11th in the league. Prior to Sunday, he'd recorded just 0.5 sacks across the first seven games, so his 2.0 sacks were his first full ones of the campaign. Jones is now up to 17 tackles (eight solo), including 2.5 sacks, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery on 72 percent of the defensive snaps.