There is no reasonable place to select Toney in Fantasy drafts. That's because, despite the fact that everyone is talking about him as Patrick Mahomes' No. 1 wide receiver, he remains mostly an unknown two years after the Giants drafted him with the 20th overall pick. In those two seasons he's played 19 of 34 games and failed to log even one game with a 50% snap share in 2022. The most appropriate place to draft that player would be in the double-digit rounds, but his per-route data and proximity to Mahomes mean he won't be available that late. View him as a No. 4 WR with no floor and a top-20 ceiling, then decide if you're willing to spend a Round 6 or 7 pick on that profile, because that is what it will cost.
Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Practices in full Wednesday
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Toney (ankle/hip) was a full practice participant Wednesday.
Toney missed the Chiefs' Week 12 win over the Raiders due to the pair of injuries, but he's in line to be available this Sunday against the Packers. However, after having recorded 22 catches for 139 yards and a touchdown (on 30 targets) in 10 games to go along with eight carries for nine yards, the third-year wideout is an option only in deeper fantasy formats.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Won't play Sunday
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Toney (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Raiders.
Toney joins Mecole Hardman (thumb) and Jerick McKinnon (groin) as the Chiefs' skill position players who will not play Sunday. Toney has struggled in his first year in Kansas City and has played 40-plus percent offensive snaps once this season. With Toney and Hardman out, Skyy Moore and Richie James are candidates to see a significant uptick in offensive snaps for Sunday's game.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Snares pair of passes in Week 11
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Toney reeled in both of his targets for 12 yards during Monday's 21-17 defeat against the Eagles.
After some down weeks prior to the bye in terms of playing time, Toney saw a slight uptick to above 20 percent of snaps for the first time since Week 6. He didn't produce much more, though he did handle a pair of carries for 14 yards in addition to his two grabs and served as the punt returner for the Chiefs over Mecole Hardman. Regardless, Toney's fantasy outlook isn't particularly bright the rest of the way.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Minimal output again
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Toney gathered in his only target for four yards during Sunday's 24-9 loss against the Broncos.
Toney finished the day with only 12 offensive snaps, ranking sixth in the pecking order at the wide receiver position. He's tallied just a single target in each of the last two games and sports a combined 25 offensive snaps between them, so there's little reason to roster the fourth-year wideout in any but deep fantasy leagues.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Dip in production versus Bolts
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Toney gathered in his only target for 13 yards during Sunday's 31-17 victory against the Chargers.
Toney had claimed a combined 12 targets over the two previous games and had seen an uptick in his playing time, but that resulted in just eight catches for 35 yards and a score. His playing time waned again Saturday, with Toney logging just 13 offensive snaps, four fewer than Justyn Ross (17) and just two more than returning wideout Mecole Hardman (11), who just joined the team last week. Toney doesn't have a clear path to regular production, leaving him off the fantasy radar in most formats.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Gets into end zone Thursday
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Toney brought in three of six targets for nine yards and a touchdown and rushed twice for minus-5 yards in the Chiefs' 19-8 win over the Broncos on Thursday night.
Toney managed to salvage a night in which he gained all of four net yards with his three-yard scoring grab in the second quarter, his first regular-season receiving score in a Chiefs uniform. Toney has yet to eclipse 35 receiving yards in a game this season and has actually now recorded single-digit or zero yardage on three occasions, so despite his role in a prolific offense, he remains a speculative fantasy option for a Week 7 home matchup against the Chargers on Sunday, Oct. 22.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Makes most of limited action
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Toney caught both of the passes thrown his way for 22 yards during Sunday's 23-20 victory over the Jets.
Toney continues to play limited snaps on offense, logging no more than a 30 percent share of the offensive snaps through the first four games following significant issues with drops in the opener. He avoided a drop in this one, but that's far from a ringing endorsement from a fantasy standpoint. Barring a significant upswing in playing time for the fourth-year wideout, he can largely be ignored in fantasy at the moment.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Turns in limited practice Wednesday
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Toney (toe) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.
Toney logged just two snaps on offense in this past Sunday's 41-10 win over the Bears, and he toe injury that had him listed as questionable for that contest looks as though it's still affecting his practice reps in Week 4. He'll likely need to log a full practice by Friday in order to avoid taking an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Jets.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: One catch in Week 3
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Toney, who logged two snaps on offense in Sunday's 41-10 win over the Bears, caught his only target in the contest for a loss of one yard.
Toney -- who missed practice this past Wednesday and Thursday before returning to a limited session Friday -- approached the contest listed as questionable. Though the wideout was available versus Chicago, Toney's limited playing time Sunday suggests that he's probably still dealing with the sprained toe that landed him on Kansas City's Week 3 injury report to some degree. With that in mind, it will be worth tracking his practice participation ahead of Sunday's road game against the Jets.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Suits up against Chicago
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Toney (toe) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Toney, who missed practice Wednesday and Thursday before returning to a limited session Friday, will give it a go Sunday and barring any in-game setbacks will look to build off the five-catch, 35-yard effort he turned in last weekend against the Jaguars. Also in the mix for Kansas City's Week 3 WR targets are Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Skyy Moore, Justin Watson, Rashee Rice and Justyn Ross. In that context, Toney (who was held to one catch in Week 1) profiles as a hit-or-miss fantasy option versus Chicago.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Expected to play Sunday
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Toney (toe) is expected to be active for Sunday's game against the Bears, Adam Schefter reported on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" program.
Though Toney appears to be trending toward suiting up Sunday, fantasy managers are still advised to verify his status when the Chiefs release their inactive list 90 minutes prior to the game's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. The wideout missed practices Wednesday and Thursday due to the toe injury before returning to the field as a limited participant Friday and carrying a questionable designation into the weekend.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Considered game-time decision
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Toney (toe) is viewed as a game-time decision for Sunday's matchup with the Bears, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
After sitting out practices Wednesday and Thursday, Toney returned to the field Friday as a limited participant and took a questionable tag into the weekend. He'll go through a pregame workout early Sunday before the Chiefs determine whether he'll suit up or be inactive for the Week 3 contest. The Chiefs will release their inactive list approximately 90 minutes before the game's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Questionable to face Chicago
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Toney (toe) is listed as questionable for Sunday's Week 3 game against the Bears, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.
Toney missed practice Wednesday and Thursday before returning to limited work Friday. Seemingly unable to stay healthy, Toney could end up a game-time decision ahead of a late-afternoon kickoff. He's not someone we're looking to start in most fantasy leagues with the Chiefs running a five/six-man rotation at wideout.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Present for practice
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Toney (toe) was spotted at practice Friday, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reports.
Toney didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday, but his presence on the field Friday offers hope that the wideout could play Sunday against the Bears. The Chiefs' looming injury report will reveal Toney's official designation heading into the weekend.
Toney (toe) won't practice Thursday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.
Toney also missed Wednesday's session, so what the wideout is able to do (if anything) at Friday's practice will be telling with regard to his chances of playing Sunday against the Bears. After a forgettable one-catch effort in the Chiefs' season opener, Toney bounced back in the team's Week 2 win over the Jaguars, hauling in all five of his targets for 35 yards.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Catches all five Week 2 targets
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Toney caught all five of his targets for 35 yards and rushed once for three yards in Sunday's 17-9 win over Jacksonville.
Toney played a clean game after an error-filled Week 1 performance, tying Justin Watson for second on the team in targets behind Travis Kelce's nine. Patrick Mahomes completed multiple passes to nine different targets while topping 300 passing yards. Toney has established a decent touch floor in Kansas City's balanced passing attack, but he hasn't particularly stood out in a receiving corps that also includes Watson, Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. He'll look to make more of his opportunities in Week 3 against the Bears.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: One catch in opener
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Toney secured one of five targets for one yard and rushed once for minus-1 yard in the Chiefs' 21-20 loss to the Lions on Thursday night.
Toney was able to make it back from a knee injury that robbed him of a solid chunk of training camp and all of preseason, but ultimately, it may have been better for the Chiefs and fantasy managers had he remained idle for at least another week. The third-year pro struggled with his hands all night, and one of his mishandled targets resulted in a 50-yard pick-six by the Lions' Brian Branch early in the second half that allowed Detroit to erase a 14-7 deficit. Toney also failed to secure a first-down throw from Patrick Mahomes that could have resulted in a solid gain on what would turn out to be the Chiefs' final drive, making it an all-around forgettable night. Toney may well have been dealing with a bit of rust, and he naturally has nowhere to go but up when he faces the Jaguars on the road a week from Sunday in a Week 2 rematch of January's AFC divisional-round clash.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Good to go for Week 1
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Head coach Andy Reid said Toney (knee) is "good to go" for Thursday's season opener against the Lions, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
Toney suffered a torn meniscus at the beginning of training camp and missed the entire preseason while rehabbing from minor surgery. However, as expected, the wideout is nearing full strength as Week 1 approaches. While Reid's comments are encouraging, he later added that Toney is still considered day-to-day but is trending in the right direction. It sounds like Toney may still wind up on the Chiefs' initial injury report, which will drop Monday, but the team expects Toney to be available versus Detroit.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Tweaks knee during warmups
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Toney "tweaked his knee" while shagging punts before Sunday's training camp practice, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
Toney didn't participate in drills after suffering the injury, but the severity of the issue remains unclear. Either way, it's a concerning development for the oft-injured wideout, who's struggled to deliver consistent production despite immense talent. Kansas City figures to be extremely cautious with Toney moving forward, which should allow Skyy Moore, Rashee Rice, Richie James and Justyn Ross to get more first-team work in with Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
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Chiefs' Kadarius Toney: Won't return vs. Bengals
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Toney (ankle) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals. He finished the game with a nine-yard catch on his only target and one punt return for 12 yards.
Toney suffered a non-contact injury in the first half. The Chiefs are thin at wide receiver with JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee) and Mecole Hardman (pelvis) both questionable to return.
