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2026 season · TE · #87 · 14th season

87Travis Kelce

Age 37 · 6'5" · 250 lb · Cincinnati · Pick 63 overall (2013). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 78% across 7 games.

Week 8 report · Ankle · Full ParticipationTE1Chiefs players
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Targets
42
6.0 per game
12th of 45
Receptions
29
69% catch rate
T-13th of 45
Yards
410
59 per game
5th of 45
Touchdowns
2
20 first downs
T-17th of 45
Target share
19%
23% of air yards
10th of 45
aDOT
6.4
air yards per target
19th of 45
EPA / target
+0.52
+21.6 total
7th of 45
YAC / catch
9.4
273 after the catch
1st of 45
The short version
  • How goodKelce's +21.6 EPA is 6th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+26.2, 83rd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy7.6 standard points a game, TE7 of 109.9.6 half-PPR points a game, TE8 of 109.11.7 PPR points a game, TE7 of 109.
  • How he's usedMuch of his damage comes after the catch: 67% of his yards (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 6.7 a game over his last three against 6 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Jets rank 21st vs TE, allowing +0.32 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets19%10th of 45
79th
Depth of targetair yards per target6.419th of 45
59th
After the catchyards per reception9.41st of 45
99th
Catch ratereceptions per target69%27th of 45
41st
EPA per target+0.527th of 45
86th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target48%8th of 45
83rd
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better10%43rd of 45
6th
Yards per game58.64th of 45
92nd
Success rate60%15th of 45
68th
Total EPA+21.66th of 45
88th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Kelce scores 7.6 standard points a game, TE7 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.6 and 10.9; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 1 bust (under 3). This week the Jets allow the 15th-most standard points to TEs, 8.3 a game.

Points a game7.6TE7 of 109
Season53.0TE10 · 7 games
Most weeks4.6–10.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 19+ · under 3

Kelce scores 9.6 half-PPR points a game, TE8 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.6 and 12.2; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 1 bust (under 4). This week the Jets allow the 15th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 11.1 a game.

Points a game9.6TE8 of 109
Season67.5TE9 · 7 games
Most weeks6.6–12.2his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 112+ · under 4

Kelce scores 11.7 PPR points a game, TE7 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.6 and 13.5; 1 boom week (15+) and 1 bust (under 5). This week the Jets allow the 14th-most PPR points to TEs, 13.9 a game.

Points a game11.7TE7 of 109
Season82.0TE8 · 7 games
Most weeks8.6–13.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 115+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

Much of his damage comes after the catch: 67% of his yards (league 49%). Travis is a downfield target: 10% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 6% for the league's receivers. His share of the team's targets is 19%: on third down it holds at 19%; inside the 20 it falls to 9%.

Yards after the catchAfter the catch 67% · 86th pctlDownfieldDeep share 10% · 78th pctlNot the red-zone option9% inside the 20 · 19% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
10%
78th
Screensshare of his targets
7%
64th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
26%
57th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
67%
86th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
19%
77th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
9%
27th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
48%
34th
Play actiontargets off play action
21%
48th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · vs JetsSun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
The game
NYJvs Jets
Sun Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
KC −9.5 · O/U 46.5
The defense vs TE
21st vs TE
allow +0.32 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 3 games, 6.7 targets a game, 56 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
Full Participation in Practice · Ankle
Snap share, last 3: 76%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Jets rank 21st vs TE, allowing +0.32 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 56 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season13 seasons
198Games
1,550Targets
1,109Receptions
13,412Yards
84TD
2014 to 2026 · 13 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2020, 1,416 receiving yards in 15 games. This season's 58.6 a game puts him on pace for 996 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2014KC168767862512.953.9+0.57
2015KC1610372875512.254.7+0.26
2016KC16117851,125413.270.3+0.60
2017KC15122831,038812.569.2+0.43
2018KC161501031,3361013.083.5+0.46
2019KC16136971,229512.776.8+0.46
2020KC151451051,4161113.594.4+0.52
2021KC16134921,125912.270.3+0.38
2022KC171521101,3381212.278.7+0.43
2023KC1512193984510.665.6+0.40
2024KC161339782338.551.4+0.16
2025KC1710876851511.250.1+0.37
2026KC74229410214.158.6+0.52
Career1 tm1981,5501,10913,4128412.167.7+0.42
Career highsYards 1,416 · 2020TD 12 · 2022Receptions 110 · 2022
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
Ankle, full participation in practice
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
4 on 42 targets
Broken tackles
2
Passer rating when targeted
105.8
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    9Kenneth Walker IIIRB173901 · 8 TD+8.4
    1Xavier WorthyWR41230 · 1 TD-2.4
    10Emmett JohnsonRB36314 · 1 TD+13.3
    4Rashee RiceWR25243 · 2 TD+6.5
    15Patrick MahomesQB2177 · 1 TD+1.9
    83Noah GrayTE16173 · 1 TD+10.3
    2Tyquan ThorntonWR15219 · 2 TD+19.0
    11Jalen RoyalsWR1245 · 1 TD-4.2