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#53 Kam Arnold

Exp  1 yr NFLAge  25Ht / Wt  6'1" · 228 lbCollege  Boston College

Depth-chart placement

Current role

WLB4

Placement

Depth

Room

Linebacker

Experience

YR 2

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Kam Arnold holds the WLB · Depth spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterDrue TranquillStarter

MLB · StarterNick BoltonStarter

WLB · BackupJeffrey BassaBackup

MLB · BackupCooper McDonaldBackup

WLB · DepthKam ArnoldDepth

Background & career

Kam Arnold is a 24-year-old weakside linebacker standing 6'1" and weighing 228 pounds. The Boston College product entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Washington in 2025. Arnold was cut by the Commanders on August 26, 2025, then signed to Kansas City's practice squad on December 30, 2025. He joined the Chiefs' active roster on January 5, 2026, and enters his second NFL season with Kansas City.

Chiefs2025 — present

College

Boston CollegeAcquiredAcquired from Washington Commanders · drafted thereHometownWest Bloomfield, MI