Travis Kelce holds the TE · Starter spot in Kansas City Chiefs’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Travis Kelce played 17 games in 2025 with a 82% snap share.

Travis Kelce, a 6'5" tight end, was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft and enters his 14th season with the team. After spending much of his rookie year on injured reserve, Kelce became one of football's most productive pass catchers. In 2025, he recorded 76 receptions for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns. Across his career, Kelce holds franchise records for receiving yards (13,002) and receiving touchdowns (82), and has caught passes in 191 consecutive games. He is the only tight end in NFL history with three 100-reception seasons and holds the league record for most receiving yards after catch among tight ends with 6,158 yards.

Cincinnatithrough 2012

Chiefs2013 — present

CollegeCincinnatiDraftRound 3 · No. 63 overall · 2013 · KCHometownCleveland Heights, OH