Khyiris Tonga holds the RDT · Starter spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Khyiris Tonga played 17 games in 2025 with a 39% snap share.

Khyiris Tonga is a 6'2", 340-pound defensive tackle entering his first season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2026. The BYU product was selected 250th overall in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft by Chicago. Over five seasons in the league, Tonga has appeared with the Bears, Atlanta, Minnesota, Arizona, New England, and Kansas City. In 2025, he recorded 1.0 sack and 2.0 passes defended.

BYU2017 – 2020

Bears2021

Vikings2022 – 2023

Cardinals2024

Patriots2025

Chiefspresent

CollegeBYUDraftRound 7 · No. 250 overall · 2021 · CHIAcquiredAcquired from Chicago Bears · drafted thereHometownWest Valley, UT