Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce finished with the fewest receiving yards of his career since becoming a starter in 2014. He still gobbled up targets, but he was hopelessly inefficient last year, and entering his age-35 season, I'm not sure if that changes. Last year, he finished as the TE6 in fantasy points per game, which was aided by Andy Reid's pass-happy offense and Kelce having the third-most targets among tight ends. Among 47 qualifying tight ends, Kelce ranked fourth in target share (22%), fifth in receiving yards per game (51.4), and first in red zone targets, but that's where the good news stops, as he was also 18th in yards per route run (1.62), 40th in yards after the catch per reception (3.86), and 18th in first downs per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). Kelce will be peppered with volume again this year and finish as a TE1, but the days of him being a top-three fantasy tight-end option are gone.

Travis Kelce has officially announced he is returning for the 2025 season.

Fantasy Impact

Kelce texted Pat McAfee the news. McAfee said the “source” he reached out to regarding Kelce’s future replied to his text saying, “I’m coming back for sure. I’m gonna try and get to the best shape I’ve been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop.” It was a down season for Kelce last year, hauling in 97 passes for 823 yards and three touchdown. His best days are likely behind him, but he'll still be a reliable target for Patrick Mahomes in the middle of the field.