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PlayerTravis Kelce · TE, Kansas City Chiefs, Model Score 99.0Be the Chiefs GM

Travis Kelce

Kansas City Chiefs·#87
Pos TEHt 6'5"Wt 250 lbExp 13 yrCollege Cincinnati
Updated October 9, 2026
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Model Score

99.0 MODEL
2016
99.0
2017
99.0
2018
99.0
2019
96.0
2020
96.0
2021
96.0
2022
99.0
2023
94.2
2024
89.0
2025
88.3
2026
99.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Kelce at STTM #7 tier 2 in 2025 (down from his five-year run at STTM #1 or #2) reflects the late-career decline at age 32. The 24.1 PPR Week 11 ceiling shows the talent lives, but the 1.6 (Wk 16) and 1.8 (Wk 14) PPR weeks reflect a player no longer commanding every snap of the offense. Three Super Bowl rings make him a first-ballot Hall of Famer regardless of where the rank sits.

Kelce was born in Westlake, Ohio, played at Cincinnati, and Kansas City took him 63rd overall in the 2013 NFL Draft. He has won three Super Bowls with the Chiefs, made ten Pro Bowls, earned four first-team All-Pro nods, holds the NFL record for receiving yards by a tight end in a season (1,416 in 2020), and is the all-time leader in career receptions and receiving yards among tight ends.

Strengths

  • All-time TE leader in career receptions and receiving yards; the resume is the most decorated at the position in NFL history.
  • 10-time Pro Bowler and 4-time first-team All-Pro; the career tier is the all-time elite.

Concerns

  • Drop from STTM #1 tier 1 in 2021 to #7 tier 2 in 2025; the trajectory is the natural age-32 decline.
  • Recent game log includes multiple sub-5 PPR weeks; the floor games come more often now.

What to watch: Whether Kelce retires after 2026 or plays one more season; the career is at the wind-down phase.

Comps

Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (around year 14)
Shannon Sharpe ’0370%
Plays like
on-field production only
George Kittle ’2386%Rickey Dudley ’9785%Tucker Kraft ’2581%
Built like
measurables only, his size
Luke Schoonmaker88%Jordan Cameron86%Daniel Bellinger85%
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his
Clark Harris ’0764%Anthony Fasano ’0661%Jermaine Gresham ’1061%

Names you know nearby: Luke Stocker ’11 58%.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 10 starters, 5 backups, 3 didn't stick.

Travis Kelce Injury StatusNot listed

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report as of Oct 9. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Travis Kelce Stats This Season · 4 games

16
Rec
246
Rec Yds
2
Rec TD
22
Targets
61.5
Yds/Gm
13.2
Fantasy PPG

Advanced Metrics EPA & Next Gen Stats

1.314
EPA / target
3.0 yd
Avg separation
6.4 yd
Avg cushion
6.0
YAC over exp
70.9%
Catch %

Draft & College

Round 3, pick 63 · Kansas City Chiefs · 2013
Cincinnati (AAC)
Taken
#63
where he actually went
Consensus board
93rd
average of the public big boards that spring

He went earlier than consensus.

Coming out
4.63s
40 yd

Travis Kelce Fantasy Outlook

Travis Kelce scored 53 PPR points, 13.2 per game this season. Compare him against any TE and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.

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