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P · Kansas City Chiefs · week 7

Matt Araiza

  • ROLE a backup
  • CLASS 2022 · R6 P180
  • EXP 2 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH P1

As of week 7, Matt Araiza was a P for KC, age 26.3, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 6. 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 37 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. His injury history held 1 episode (illness 1); the last was an illness injury in 2024 week 22.

The full read

In short

Matt Araiza is a backup at punter 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

  1. 0%wk 1
  2. 0%wk 2
  3. 0%wk 3
  4. 0%wk 4
  5. 0%wk 6

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2024 · wk 22illness1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

The rest of his team's report this week

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Jaylon MooreTDNPteam's wordOut
Rashee RiceWRDNPteam's wordOut
Brashard SmithRBDNPteam's wordOut
Josh SimmonsTDNPteam's word—
Cooper McDonaldLBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Omarr Norman-LottDTUNKteam'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

RoleP1 · 0% snaps
Season2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Career2 seasons · 37 games before 2026
Injuries1 episode · last: illness, 2024 wk 22
Bioage 26.3 · 2 seasons' experience · drafted round 6

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.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea backup at punter — 0% of the snaps in his best week of 5
Listed on the depth chartfirst at punter
Snaps played0% a week on average over 5 weeks, 0% at his highest, 33% on special teams
Build6 ft 2 in · 200 lb
CollegeSan Diego State
Drafted2022, round 6 pick 180, by BUF
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience2 seasons

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him this week.