Kansas City Chiefs · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · BYU (2021 Round 7, Pick 250)

Khyiris Tonga

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20.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #158 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 135 solo · 8 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 10 forced fumbles
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 21630.9 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.003Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Khyiris Tonga among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Tonga#15820.4

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.49 → Shrunk 30.52

40thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.18

7thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 2.47

14thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.5%

6thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.2%

12thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 3.0% → Shrunk 3.1%

33thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.003 → Shrunk +0.008

60thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Khyiris Tonga. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 14, 2026	vs DEN	W 31-10	1	0	0	0	22
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs IND	W 33-30	0	0	0	0	36
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ MIA	W 24-10	2	1	0	0	30
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ LV	W 30-27	0	0	0	0	31
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs LAC	W 22-6	2	0	0	0	25
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ SEA	L 3-20	6	2	1	0	38
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DEN	L 24-28	2	2	0	1	34

College to the NFL: BYU to Kansas City Chiefs

Verified identity bridge linking Khyiris Tonga's college regular-season tackles at BYU to official NFL game lines.

BYU (College tackles)

192017

272018

422019

352020

250250th pick
2021 Draft

KC (NFL tackles)

242021

262022

142023

212024

232025

132026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	Def. snaps
2021	CHI	15	24	10	14	0	1	0	0	216
2022	MIN	11	26	10	16	0.5	1	2	4	276
2023	MIN	14	14	8	6	0	1	2	0	188
2024	ARI	13	21	5	16	0	0	0	0	229
2025	NE	14	23	8	15	0	2	2	2	337
2026 (so far)	KC	7	13	5	8	0	1	0	1	216

Compare Khyiris Tonga with top defensive linemen

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.

Khyiris Tonga vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 20.4 vs. 96.6 Khyiris Tonga vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 20.4 vs. 95.5 Khyiris Tonga vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 20.4 vs. 94.1 Khyiris Tonga vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 20.4 vs. 92.8 Khyiris Tonga vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 20.4 vs. 92.7 Khyiris Tonga vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 20.4 vs. 92.2