Travis Kelce
  • Travis Kelce

  • TE
  • , Kansas City Chiefs
  • 36
  • 250 lbs
  • 6' 5"
  • Cincinnati
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Scouting report

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - Week 6 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 6 at New England Patriots

Travis Kelce continues to be a valuable asset in fantasy as he led the Chiefs in receiving for the fourth straight game. He also put up his third 100-yard game of the season, and only Zach Ertz has more yards than Kelce at the TE position.

Expect another big game from Kelce this week against the Patriots. New England just allowed a huge game to Eric Ebron a week ago and have allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to the position this year. Kelce is a strong TE1 play vs. New England.

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - Week 5 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 5 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Travis Kelce put together another big game last week finishing 7-78-1 on 12 targets. He's now had double-digit targets in three straight games, averaging over 100 yards during that stretch. He's been one of the very few reliable tight ends in 2018.

He gets a very tough matchup against the Jaguars this week, but that shouldn't affect how you play him. Kelce is still a strong TE1 choice considering how shallow the position has become this year.

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - Week 4 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 4 at Denver Broncos

Travis Kelce led the Chiefs in receiving (8-114) for the second straight game. He leads Kansas City in targets (26) and receptions (16) this season, despite having a one-catch game in Week 1. He's clearly one of the few tight ends of value left in the league.

We expect his success to continue this week against the Broncos. He did miss one game vs. Denver last season, but in his other game, he put up a ridiculous 7-133-1 stat line. It's hard to imagine you'd have many better options at tight end than Kelce. He's a must-start TE1 play against Denver.

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Travis Kelce led the Chiefs in targets (10), receptions (7), yards (109) and touchdowns (2) last week. It was a dominating effort and something fantasy owners really needed to see after his poor one-catch effort in Week 1.

He'll face the 49ers in Week 3, which shouldn't be a problem. San Francisco has allowed a touchdown to a TE in consecutive weeks and Kelce is always a threat to have a big game. He should be viewed as a clear-cut TE1 choice.

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Travis Kelce is one of the best tight ends in football, but he certainly didn't look like it in Week 1. After seeing six targets (second-most on the team), he finished with just one catch for six yards. It's not too much of a surprise considering Kelce struggled against the Chargers last season, but it certainly was not the start fantasy owners wanted.

Expect Kelce to bounce back in Week 2 vs. the Steelers. While it's not a great matchup, it would take a lot for us to not like Kelce as a TE1 option for the rest of the season. He always has the potential for a big game, which is rare from the position in 2018.

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - Week 1 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 1 at Los Angeles Chargers

Travis Kelce has been one of the very few reliable TE options over the past few years. He's had at least 800 yards in his past four seasons, including back-to-back 1,000-yard efforts. He's a TE1 option pretty much every single week due to the lack of fantasy-worthy players at the position.

However, this week he does draw a tough matchup against the Chargers, who were the No. 1 defense against tight ends a year ago. In his first game against them last year, he had just one reception. In the second game, he had only 46 yards.

We still view Kelce as a TE1 this week, but don't be surprised if this ends up being one of his worst games of the season.

by Jordan Heck

KC TE Travis Kelce - 2018 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Travis Kelce has been one of the few reliable tight ends in recent years, holding the No. 1 spot for back-to-back seasons in PPR formats. While he had slightly fewer receptions and yards in 2017 than he did in 2016, he finished with more scores and more overall fantasy points last year. He’s in line for another successful season in 2018 and should be viewed as one of the top two options at his position.

Fantasy Downside

Matt Nagy is gone, there’s a change at quarterback and the Chiefs brought in a new weapon in Sammy Watkins. While one of those issues isn’t too much to worry about, the collection of all three might be a bit troubling. And fantasy owners will need to select Kelce high in drafts due to his ADP and may not feel like finding out if any of those changes will cause a problem with such a high draft pick.

2018 Bottom Line

Watkins’ arrival should impact Hill more than Kelce, and one could argue the change of Patrick Mahomes at QB over Alex Smith could actually help Kelce more. At the end of the day, we don’t anticipate these changes affecting Kelce too much. Even if his numbers drop a little bit, he should still be one of the more reliable options at this position and should be viewed as an elite TE.