Trent McDuffie
Model 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 →
Season Stats · 13 games
Draft & College
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
2024 Pro Bowl plus two Super Bowl rings (LVII, LVIII) plus the consistent tier 4-6 STTM range puts McDuffie in the structural mid-prime CB class with championship-pedigree value. The Washington Pac-12 21st overall draft pedigree plus four years of Chiefs system experience give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether McDuffie crosses into tier 2 territory or whether the structural tier 4 finish becomes the stable baseline.
McDuffie came out of Washington as the Kansas City Chiefs' 1st-round pick (21st overall) in 2022 after earning 2021 First-Team All-Pac-12 honors. He made the 2024 Pro Bowl and won two Super Bowls (LVII, LVIII) anchoring the Chiefs' CB rotation. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#29) rookie, tier 6 (#41) in 2023, tier 4 (#26) in 2024 Pro Bowl, and tier 4 (#25) in 2025.
Strengths
- Two Super Bowl rings (LVII, LVIII) plus 2024 Pro Bowl plus the 21st overall draft pedigree establishes structural top-30 CB résumé.
- Consistent tier 4-6 STTM range across four years confirms structural starter ceiling exists across multiple Chiefs coaching transitions.
Concerns
- Career STTM range capped at tier 4 (#25) flags the realistic ceiling at top-30 CB rather than top-15 elite territory.
- Kansas City's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around McDuffie.
What to watch: Whether McDuffie crosses into tier 2 (top 15) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the structural ceiling can climb above the stable tier 4 baseline.
