The Kansas City Chiefs are set to kick off training camp in just about a month, and with the annual trek to St. Joseph nearly here, we're going to spend the next several weeks examining every position group on the roster heading into camp.

We'll begin at quarterback, where the Chiefs employ a future Pro Football Hall of Famer in Patrick Mahomes. The 30-year-old Mahomes has led the Chiefs to the most regular-season (96) and playoff (17) wins of any team since 2018. His 17 career postseason victories trail only Tom Brady among quarterbacks in NFL history.

Additionally, Mahomes – who already has two NFL MVP and three Super Bowl MVP awards under his belt – also owns the league marks for touchdown passes (267) and passing yards (35,939) through 126 career regular season games in NFL history.

Mahomes is undeniably on track to end his career as one of the greatest players the game has ever seen, and despite suffering a knee injury that ended his season in early December, Mahomes appears to be progressing well through the rehab process.

Behind Mahomes, the Chiefs currently have three quarterbacks under contract who will compete for an opportunity to make the regular-season roster. Let's take a look at each, beginning with veteran signal caller Justin Fields.

Justin Fields

The No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Fields has spent time with the Chicago Bears (2021-23), Pittsburgh Steelers (2024) and New York Jets (2025) during his career.

Fields started nine games for New York last season, completing 128-of-204 passes for 1,259 yards and seven touchdowns. Additionally, it was only two years ago that Fields led the Steelers to a 4-2 start through six games while incumbent starter Russell Wilson worked his way back from an injury.

An electric runner, Fields also holds the distinction of being one of just three quarterbacks in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, joining Lamar Jackson and Michael Vick by doing so in 2022.

Garrett Nussmeier

The MVP of the Senior Bowl and one of the standouts of the offseason training program, Nussmeier – the No. 249 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft – comes to Kansas City after throwing 41 touchdowns for the LSU Tigers over the last two seasons.

The 6-foot-2, 203-pound Nussmeier bided his time for three seasons as a backup at LSU before taking over starting duties in 2024, where he went on to throw for 4,052 yards and 29 touchdowns in 13 games. Injuries prevented another big season in 2025, but Nussmeier still managed to throw for 1,927 yards and 12 scores in nine starts.

His immense potential caught the attention of talent evaluators, too. Specifically, The Athletic's Dane Brugler tabbed Nussmeier as the No. 3 quarterback in this year's class behind only Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, who each heard their name called in the first round.

Injuries likely prevented a higher selection for Nussmeier, but now in Kansas City, he'll have an opportunity to show that he belongs.

Chris Oladokun

Oladokun returns to Kansas City for a fifth year after appearing in three games last season. A player often credited for his work as the scout team quarterback, Oladokun started the Chiefs' final two games in 2025, nearly leading Kansas City to a victory over Denver in Week 17. He finished the season with 235 passing yards and a touchdown pass in three games.

Prior to his career in the NFL, Oladokun spent time at the University of South Florida (2016-18), Samford University (2019-20) and South Dakota State (2021). His final season was perhaps his best, as Oladokun threw for 3,164 yards and 25 touchdowns in 15 games for the Jackrabbits. He also demonstrated an ability to be an effective dual-threat quarterback during his collegiate career, notably racking up nearly 500 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns for Samford in 2019.

The Bottom Line

Fields enters training camp as the backup quarterback due to his experience and talent – qualities that enticed Kansas City to trade for the former first-round pick back in March.

As for the No. 3 spot, Nussmeier was impressive throughout the offseason training program while Oladokun enters the summer with years of experience within the Chiefs' scheme.

With that in mind, the competition between Nussmeier and Oladokun should be fun to watch as the depth chart behind Mahomes and Fields begins to take shape in St. Joseph.