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Travis Kelce Kansas City Chiefs · #87

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · Cleveland Heights, OH · Age 37

Travis Kelce is a Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 63rd overall, 2013. In 2026 he caught 16 passes for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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Travis Kelce
Season avg16 rec · 246 yds · 2 td
Career avg1096 rec · 13,248 yds · 84 td
Live win probabilitySeason
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Scouting report

Travis Kelce — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Act II

Where Travis Kelce stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #10 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
820Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Travis Kelce — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
246 YDS
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Volume
16 REC
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Big-play
15.4 Y/R
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Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Travis Kelce

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
41
rec
8–73
446
rec yds
204–688
3
td
1–4
57
targets
12–101
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 16 → projected 41 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+33.5
Age curve
-8.9
Net vs last season+24.6 rec
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 37 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Travis Kelce career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2014166786258712.9
20151672875510012.2
201616851,125411713.2
201715831,038812312.5
2018161031,3361015013.0
201916971,229513612.7
2020151051,4161114513.5
202116921,125913412.2
2022171101,3381215212.2
20231593984512110.6
2024169782331338.5
20251776851510811.2
2026 in progress · 4 games41624622215.4
Career1951,09613,248841,528
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
89off index
88def index
+43net
92%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #68 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Travis Kelce

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1989-10-05

The beginning

Travis Kelce is a Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 14th NFL season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Turning pro

Drafted 63rd overall, 2013 as a Tight End.

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Travis Kelce is a Kansas City Chiefs tight end, drafted 63rd overall, 2013.

Chapter

Across 13 seasons (2014–2026) he has caught 1,096 passes for 13,248 yards and 84 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 16 passes for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
63rd overall, 2013
Born
Cleveland Heights, OH
Age
37
Jersey
#87
Background

Travis Kelce is from Cleveland Heights, OH and is 37 years old. He was drafted 63rd overall, 2013 and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

Over 13 seasons (2014–2026) he has caught 1,096 passes for 13,248 yards and 84 touchdowns. Kelce is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Travis Kelce is a front-line receiving tight end who has caught 1,096 passes for 13,248 yards and 84 touchdowns across 13 seasons (2014–2026).

Receiving1,096 career receptions for 13,248 yards and 84 touchdowns.
Best season105 catches for 1,416 yards in 2020.
Draft pedigree63rd overall, 2013.
Durability195 career games played.
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FAQ

Travis Kelce — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Travis Kelce, answered.

What position does Travis Kelce play?
Travis Kelce is a Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs.
When was Travis Kelce drafted?
Travis Kelce was drafted 63rd overall, 2013.
How many seasons has Travis Kelce played?
13 (2014–2026).
What are Travis Kelce's career stats?
He has caught 1,096 passes for 13,248 yards and 84 touchdowns.
Travis Kelce career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
80%
of offensive snaps
Target share
19%
WOPR 0.38
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs DEN
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
50
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
15
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs DENW2 vs INDW3 @ MIAW4 @ LVW5 · BYEW6 vs LACW7 @ SEAW8 @ DENW9 vs NYJW10 @ ATLW11 vs ARIW12 @ BUFW13 @ LAW14 @ CINW15 vs NEW16 vs SFW17 @ LACW18 vs LV

Each week grades Travis Kelce's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
16
since 2016
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2023 Wk18 · Neck2023 Wk16 · Neck2023 Wk7 · Ankle2023 Wk6 · Ankle (Questionable)2023 Wk2 · Knee (Questionable)2023 Wk1 · Knee (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 8 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Travis Kelce head-to-head

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