Matt Araiza
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Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 26
Weight: 200 lbs
College: San Diego State
2026 SEASON
- PUNTS4
- AVG54.5
- LNG63
- In 202
Punting
| YEAR | TEAM | G | PUNTS | YDS | LNG | AVG | BLK | RET | RETY | IN 20 | NET AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 4 | 218 | 63 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 45.5 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 56 | 2664 | 69 | 47.6 | 0 | 24 | 291 | 25 | 41.3 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 62 | 3027 | 72 | 48.8 | 0 | 25 | 253 | 25 | 41.8 |
| TOTAL | 35 | 122 | 5909 | 72 | 48.4 | 0 | 51 | 580 | 52 | 42.9 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Araiza enters his third season with the Chiefs in 2026.
Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick (180th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2022.
Transactions:
Re-signed with Kansas City (6/18/25) ... Signed with Kansas City (2/22/24) ... Cut by Buffalo (8/27/22) ... Originally entered the NFL as a sixth round pick (180th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2022.