Kristian Fulton
Kansas City ChiefsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Draft & College
He lasted longer than consensus.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Of the 320 players taken as a second-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 63% earned a second contract and 58% became starters. The median one started 44 career games.
Comps
STM Take
2019 LSU CFP National Championship pedigree plus the $20M Kansas City contract puts Fulton in the rare championship-pedigree veteran CB class. The LSU SEC 2nd-round origin plus six years of NFL development give him real veteran market value. The 2026 question is whether Fulton holds tier 5-6 territory with the Chiefs or whether the structural mid-career instability closes the chapter.
Fulton came out of LSU as the Tennessee Titans' 2nd-round pick (61st overall) in 2020 after winning the 2019 CFP National Championship. He bounced through the Titans and Chargers before signing with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025. He signed a two-year, $20M deal with Kansas City as the structural outside CB starter.
Strengths
- 2019 LSU CFP National Championship pedigree plus the $20M Kansas City contract reflects real championship-pedigree veteran market value.
- LSU SEC 2nd-round origin plus six years of NFL development gives him real veteran market value.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 6-8 plus multi-year injury history puts continued durability question on every 2026 projection.
- $13M 2026 cap hit creates moderate contract-value risk if Fulton cannot hold tier 6 territory.
What to watch: Whether Fulton holds tier 6 or better in 2026 with the Chiefs, the threshold for confirming the late-prime ceiling holds.