Kansas City Chiefs · S RoomS

#34 Tanner McCalister

Exp  3 yrs NFLAge  27Ht / Wt  5'11" · 195 lbCollege  Ohio State; Oklahoma State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

SS3

Placement

Depth

Room

Safety

Experience

YR 4

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Tanner McCalister holds the SS · Depth spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterChamarri ConnerStarter

FS · StarterAlohi GilmanStarter

SS · BackupJaden HicksBackup

FS · BackupChris Roland-WallaceBackup

SS · DepthTanner McCalisterDepth

Background & career

Tanner McCalister is a safety standing 5'11" and weighing 195 pounds from Rockwall, TX. He played college football at Ohio State and Oklahoma State before joining the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Cleveland in 2023. McCalister has moved through several organizations, including Denver, New York Jets, and Kansas City. He enters his second season with the Chiefs in 2026 on a one-year contract.

Browns2023

Broncos2024 – 2025

Chiefspresent

College

Ohio State; Oklahoma StateAcquiredAcquired from Cleveland Browns · drafted thereHometownRockwall, TX