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#35 EJ Smith

Exp  RookieAge  24Ht / Wt  5'11" · 215 lbCollege  Texas A&M; Stanford

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RB5

Placement

Depth

Room

Running Back

Experience

ROOKIE UDFA

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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RB room context

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EJ Smith holds the RB · Depth spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

RB · StarterKenneth WalkerStarter

RB · BackupEmari DemercadoBackup

RB · DepthEJ SmithDepth

RB · StarterJaydn OttStarter

Background & career

EJ Smith is a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. The 5'11", 215-pound Texas A&M product joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2026, entering his first season with the team.

College

Texas A&M; StanfordHometownDallas, TX