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Ashton Gillotte
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Ashton Gillotte is listed No. 2 at LDE on the Kansas City Chiefs depth chart. George Karlaftis is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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The Kansas City Chiefs play next in Week 6, at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Ashton Gillotte is listed No. 2 at LDE going into that game.
At LDE for the Kansas City Chiefs, George Karlaftis sits ahead of him, and Jack Pyburn and Ethan Downs are next in line behind him.
Ashton Gillotte's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 30-27 at LV (Oct 4); W 24-10 at MIA (Sep 27); W 33-30 vs IND (Sep 20).
Ashton Gillotte wears No. 97, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 270 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Louisville.
Is Ashton Gillotte playing this week?
Ashton Gillotte is listed No. 2 at LDE for Kansas City Chiefs, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KC | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 2 yrs | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#92 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)
Ashton Gillotte is rated 68 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 130th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 38% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 4W@ LVTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 30-27
Sep 27W@ MIATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 24-10
Sep 20Wvs INDTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 33-30
Sep 14Wvs DENTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-10
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | W@ LV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | W@ MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs IND | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | Wvs DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ashton Gillotte's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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