Kansas City Chiefs · EDGE RoomEDGE
#97 Ashton Gillotte
Exp 1 yr NFLAge 24Ht / Wt 6'3" · 270 lbCollege Louisville
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RDE2Placement
BackupRoom
EDGEExperience
YR 2Last change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Ashton Gillotte holds the RDE · Backup spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Ashton Gillotte played 17 games in 2025 with a 46% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
1.5
Sacks
1
INT
1
Passes defended
Background & career
Ashton Gillotte is a 6'3", 270-pound right defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Louisville product was selected 66th overall in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft by Kansas City. In his first season, Gillotte recorded 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended. He won the 2025 Mack Lee Hill Award. Gillotte enters 2026 in his second year with the organization.
Louisvillethrough 2024Chiefs2025 — present