As of week 7, James Winchester was an LS for KC, age 37.1, 11 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 0% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 188 games (postseason included) over 10 seasons. His injury history held 3 episodes (hamstring 1, illness 1, shoulder 1); the last was an illness injury in 2025 week 18.
The full read
In short
James Winchester is a backup at long snapper for KC — 0% of the snaps in his best week of 5. His team has not listed him on the final report.
He is not on this week's injury report
Which is the ordinary state of a healthy player, and it is a successful read rather than a missing one. We publish a call for every player a team lists; if the week has not been called yet, it will say so on the week's page.
No dated practice report for him this week
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Snap share0.0% range 0–0
wk 1–6 · 5 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
0%wk 1
0%wk 2
0%wk 3
0%wk 4
0%wk 6
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2025 · wk 18
illness
1
—
2025 · wk 5
hamstring
1
—
2024 · wk 1
shoulder
1
—
2016 · wk 11
Not injury related
1
Questionable
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 4 episodes · 4 weeks on a report
2016
Not injury related · 1w
2024
shoulder · 1w
2025
illness · 1whamstring · 1w
2026
Weeks 1–18
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Jaylon Moore
T
DNP
team's word
Out
Rashee Rice
WR
DNP
team's word
Out
Brashard Smith
RB
DNP
team's word
Out
Josh Simmons
T
DNP
team's word
—
Cooper McDonald
LB
LTD
team's word
Questionable
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
LS1 · 0% snaps
Season
2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Career
10 seasons · 188 games before 2026
Injuries
3 episodes · last: illness, 2025 wk 18
Bio
age 37.1 · 11 seasons' experience
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.