Noah Gray

Career StatsF

Year	Team	GP	Rec	Yards	TD
Career		83	124	1,255	9
2025		16	21	178	0
2024		17	40	437	5
2023		17

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Chiefs handed Noah Gray a modest overpay with this three-year, $18M extension that earns a C- CVI grade. At $6M per year, Kansas City is paying above-market rate for what amounts to a depth piece at tight end — Gray's production profile suggests he's more of a rotational contributor than the type of reliable secondary option this contract implies. The guaranteed money ($10M of $18M total) creates meaningful financial risk for a player who hasn't demonstrated consistent target share or red zone reliability in an offense loaded with weapons. While Gray benefits from playing in Andy Reid's system and alongside Travis Kelce, this deal feels like the Chiefs got caught up in their own success rather than making a coldly analytical evaluation of his standalone value. The contract isn't franchise-damaging given Kansas City's championship window, but it represents the kind of incremental overspend that can limit flexibility when trying to retain core pieces around Patrick Mahomes.

Performance Analysis

Noah Gray's F grade might seem harsh for a tight end on the three-peat champion Chiefs, but the numbers don't lie. Gray has been a very limited contributor in the passing game despite playing alongside Patrick Mahomes in one of the league's most prolific offenses. His reception totals and yardage have been modest at best, and he hasn't developed into the reliable receiving threat Kansas City needs at the position. Gray's blocking is adequate, but the Chiefs drafted Travis Kelce's eventual replacement — and Gray isn't it. The F grade reflects that even in an elite offensive environment, Gray hasn't produced at a meaningful level. He's a roster piece, not a difference-maker, at a position where Kansas City needs more.

Current Sentiment

Noah Gray's public perception sits at a steady B — respectable for a five-year veteran tight end, but firmly in the "dependable role player" lane rather than anything approaching star territory. Media coverage around Gray is notably muted, framing him as a complementary pass-catcher in Kansas City's offense rather than a featured weapon, which tracks with a career profile built on quiet reliability rather than splash plays. That narrative disconnect with his F-grade on-field production this past season is worth flagging — even for a depth piece, generating just 178 receiving yards across 16 games in the 2025 season represents the kind of output that typically draws more scrutiny, yet the media has largely given him a pass, perhaps because expectations for his role were never especially high to begin with. Kansas City's recent offseason activity — adding skill position pieces like WR Xavier Loyd and RB Emmett Johnson while also bolstering the offensive line with T Kahlil Benson — signals a front office actively reshaping the roster around Gray rather than through him, which does nothing to elevate his narrative standing. At $6.0M AAV, he occupies that unglamorous but functional middle class of the tight end position, and the overall sentiment reflects exactly that: no one is clamoring for his breakout, but no one is calling for his roster spot either — he's simply part of the furniture in Kansas City, for better or worse.