Kansas City Chiefs · EDGE RoomEDGE
#40 Ethan Downs
Status Injured Reserve — Knee - ACLExp 1 yr NFLAge 24Ht / Wt 6'4" · 263 lbCollege Oklahoma
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Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Ethan Downs holds the LDE · Depth spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Ethan Downs played 1 game in 2025 with a 18% snap share.
Background & career
Ethan Downs is a 23-year-old left defensive end standing 6'4" and weighing 263 pounds. A product of Oklahoma, Downs entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Jacksonville in 2025. After being cut by the Jaguars on 8/26/25, he signed to Kansas City's practice squad on 8/28/25. He enters his second season with the Chiefs in 2026.
Chiefs2025 — present
