
Draft Note by John Paulsen
Kelce remains one of the most reliable tight ends in the league, which is a strange thing to say about a 36-year-old, but the numbers keep showing up. He's finished TE4 and TE6 the last two seasons–TE7 and TE8 on a per-game basis–while playing 33 of 34 games. His ESPN OPEN score (87th percentile) says he's still getting free in coverage, his PFF route grade (73rd percentile) is strong, and the YAC (72nd percentile) shows he's still functional as a run-after-catch option. The Chiefs' offense has evolved, with Rashee Rice healthy, Xavier Worthy as a genuine vertical threat, and Kenneth Walker replacing Isiah Pacheco at running back. Whether Kelce retains the same volume in a more balanced attack is the open question. He's going as the TE12, and two straight years of TE7-8 per game production for a player available in the double-digit rounds is reasonable value even if the ceiling is limited at this point in his career.
Travis Kelce
- TE
- , Kansas City Chiefs
- 37
- 250 lbs
- 6' 5"
- Cincinnati
- 106
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Adam Schefter
·Dec 24, 2025 · 5:14 PM EST
2026 Draft note
Kelce remains one of the most reliable tight ends in the league, which is a strange thing to say about a 36-year-old, but the numbers keep showing up. He's finished TE4 and TE6 the last two seasons–TE7 and TE8 on a per-game basis–while playing 33 of 34 games. His ESPN OPEN score (87th percentile) says he's still getting free in coverage, his PFF route grade (73rd percentile) is strong, and the YAC (72nd percentile) shows he's still functional as a run-after-catch option. The Chiefs' offense has evolved, with Rashee Rice healthy, Xavier Worthy as a genuine vertical threat, and Kenneth Walker replacing Isiah Pacheco at running back. Whether Kelce retains the same volume in a more balanced attack is the open question. He's going as the TE12, and two straight years of TE7-8 per game production for a player available in the double-digit rounds is reasonable value even if the ceiling is limited at this point in his career.
2026 Strength of Schedule - KC
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 DEN | 21 IND | 30 @MIA | 10 @LV | BYE | 5 LAC | 11 @SEA | 25 @DEN | 19 NYJ | 14 @ATL | 23 ARI | 8 @BUF | 12 @LAR | 31 @CIN | 24 NE | 26 SF | 5 @LAC | 10 LV |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @LAC | 2 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 23.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.7 | 11.70 | 12.7 | 51/61 | 83.6% |
| 2 | PHI | 4 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.1 | 8.10 | 10.1 | 46/60 | 76.7% |
| 3 | @NYG | 4 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | 4.60 | 6.6 | 53/72 | 73.6% |
| 4 | BAL | 5 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 9.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | 7.30 | 9.8 | 48/73 | 65.8% |
| 5 | @JAX | 7 | 61 | 1 | 8 | 8.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.1 | 15.60 | 19.1 | 51/64 | 79.7% |
| 6 | DET | 6 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.8 | 10.80 | 13.8 | 45/64 | 70.3% |
| 7 | LV | 3 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.4 | 6.90 | 8.4 | 50/81 | 61.7% |
| 8 | WAS | 6 | 99 | 1 | 8 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.9 | 18.90 | 21.9 | 58/69 | 84.1% |
| 9 | @BUF | 4 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8.6 | 10.60 | 12.6 | 55/60 | 91.7% |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @DEN | 9 | 91 | 1 | 13 | 10.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.1 | 19.60 | 24.1 | 55/70 | 78.6% |
| 12 | IND | 4 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 10.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 4.4 | 6.40 | 8.4 | 84/96 | 87.5% |
| 13 | @DAL | 5 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.5 | 13.00 | 15.5 | 60/66 | 90.9% |
| 14 | HOU | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.8 | 1.30 | 1.8 | 58/64 | 90.6% |
| 15 | LAC | 7 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | 10.50 | 14.0 | 60/61 | 98.4% |
| 16 | @TEN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.6 | 1.10 | 1.6 | 35/45 | 77.8% |
| 17 | DEN | 5 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.6 | 6.10 | 8.6 | 42/43 | 97.7% |
| 18 | @LV | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 2.70 | 4.2 | 51/64 | 79.7% |
| Per game | 4.47 | 50.06 | 0.29 | 6.35 | 11.20 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 6.89 | 9.13 | 11.36 | 53.06/65.47 | 81.66% | |
| Totals | 76 | 851 | 5 | 108 | 11.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 117.2 | 155.2 | 193.2 | 902/1113 | 81.66% | |






