The Chiefs suffered through a miserable season last year but managed some good fantasy numbers from Dwayne Bowe and Tony Gonzalez. Gonzalez is gone, but Kansas City’s fantasy potential got a boost by the addition of Matt Cassel.

Quarterbacks: Cassel filled in admirably for Tom Brady in New England last year, finishing with 3,693 yards and 21 touchdowns. He’s a trendy sleeper QB1, but remember, he won’t have quite the talent with the Chiefs that he enjoyed with the Patriots, cementing him as a solid QB2.

Running backs: Injuries have hampered Larry Johnson the past two seasons, but healthy, I believe he can be a value pick after the first several waves of running backs are taken. I’d risk him as an RB3 and hope for 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns, but I’d also make sure I was confident in my RB1, RB2 and RB4. Jamaal Charles backs him up again, and he has upside simply because of Johnson’s injury history. You don’t handcuff RB3s, but Charles on his own is a worthy RB5 in deeper leagues.

Wide receivers: Bowe unleashed WR1 numbers last season and could do even better with a better quarterback in Cassel. Expect even better stats that make Bowe a solid WR1. Veterans Mark Bradley and Mark Engram are the Chiefs’ other receiver options; neither is more than a WR5, but in PPR league, Engram’s history as a reception machine (94 in 2007) gives him a little upside.

Tight ends: Brad Cottam is no Gonzalez. Neither is rookie Sean Ryan. One might emerge as a serviceable tight end as the season progresses, but neither is draftable.

Kicker: Rookie Ryan Succop has the inside track over Connor Barth to win the Chiefs kicking job, but even if he wins it, he’s not more than a lower-tier K2 in big leagues requiring two kickers on each roster.