What roles do Chiefs plan for blast-from-past wide receivers Chris Conley, Marcus Kemp?

The signings of veteran receivers Chris Conley and Marcus Kemp to the Chiefs’ practice squad this past week have set the stage for a trip down memory lane. And the two moves say something about where the Chiefs are now.

Both players were here before Patrick Mahomes became the team’s starting quarterback. Conley was the Chiefs’ 2015 third-round draft pick from Georgia and quickly became a fan favorite. He caught a touchdown pass from Alex Smith in a watershed playoff victory at Houston that season.

His Chiefs highlight: Conley was on the receiving end of Mahomes’ first highlight-reel play, a mad scramble against the San Francisco 49ers in the 2018 home opener. Conley had six touchdowns among his 104 receptions for 1,238 yards with the Chiefs.

When he was healthy, Conley was the team’s third-leading receiver behind Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins. The Chiefs have better wide receiver depth than they did when Conley was here the first time, but he’s a reliable veteran who knows the system.

Same with Kemp, when it comes to special teams. A wide receiver with four receptions for the Chiefs since his 2018 debut season, Kemp was among the favorites of special teams coordinator Dave Toub.

Four Chiefs receivers — Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling — were listed on the injury report at some point last week.

But Chiefs coach Andy Reid wasn’t specific when asked about plans for Conley and Kemp.

“We’ll just see,” Reid said. “I mean, it’s great to have them back. They’re familiar with what we do. They’re great guys. Good workers.”

Here are some players for the Chiefs and Raiders, besides quarterbacks Derek Carr of the Raiders and Mahomes, who figure to have an impact on Monday’s game.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce

He loves playing against the Raiders. Kelce has more yards (1,226) and touchdowns (seven) against the silver and black than any other opponent. Kelce is off to hot start this season with touchdown receptions in three games and a team-leading 26 catches.

Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones

Jones isn’t piling up the sack numbers yet, but he’s having an outstanding season. In the victory over the Bucs, Jones recorded a pass-rush win rate of 50%, according to ESPN analytics. That’s the highest for an NFL player this year. Jones also leads all NFL defensive tackles in that category — and run-stopping percentage by a tackle — this season.

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs

Jacobs is coming off a huge game, a career-best 144 rushing yards in the Raiders’ victory over the Denver Broncos. The Raiders went for 212 on the ground as a team, their most in six seasons. Jacobs is on pace to finish with more than 1,400 yards this season. And he’s had a 100-yard game against Steve Spagnuolo’s Chiefs defense. But this time around, Jacobs will be facing the NFL’s top-ranked rush defense. The Chiefs moved into first in those rankings after last weekend’s game, when the Bucs rushed just six times for three yards. But they’ll take it.

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby

No one is surprised that he’s having an excellent season. Last week, Crosby recorded two sacks of Russell Wilson and now has sacks in three straight games. The Chiefs have done a decent job through the years of minimizing the damage Crosby can bring. Look for Chiefs tackle Andrew Wylie, Crosby’s former college teammate at Eastern Michigan, to line up on the other side.