26-year old Leonard Pope has the most experience for the Chiefs at TE so he will be the starter by default as training camp opens.  Pope played in 13 games (8 starts) for the Chiefs last season and he caught 20 passes for 174 yards (8.7 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 55 games (33 starts) in his 4 years in the NFL and he has caught 68 passes for 650 yards (9.6 avg) with 6 TD grabs.

Rookie 3rd round pick Tony Moeaki looked pretty good in OTAs for the Chiefs.  The 6’3″, 252 pound Moeaki out of Iowa will have a legit chance to win the starting job if he has a good training camp and a solid pre-season.

25-year old Brad Cottam finds himself #3 on the depth chart heading into this season.  Cottam played in 8 games (1 start) last season for the Chiefs and he caught 9 passes for 120 yards (13.3 avg).  He has now played in 24 games (8 starts) in his career with the Chiefs and he has caught 16 passes for 183 yards (11.4 avg).

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE CHIEFS TEs in 2010:  D