TE#87
Travis Kelce
gsis_id 00-0030506
KC
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.82 yd
- Cushion
- 6.24 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 2.21
- Avg YAC
- 10.32
- Share of intended air yards
- 25.5%
- Catch rate
- 68.7%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 4
- Drop rate
- 7.2%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 105.8
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 410 | 2 | 21.6 | 0.185 | 0.44 | 0 | 82.0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 108 | 76 | 851 | 5 | 40.4 | 0.200 | 0.43 | 1 | 193.2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 151 | 110 | 998 | 4 | 30.7 | 0.232 | 0.51 | 1 | 231.9 |
| 2023 | 19 | 158 | 125 | 1339 | 8 | 77.6 | 0.236 | 0.51 | 5 | 305.4 |
| 2022 | 20 | 183 | 137 | 1595 | 16 | 88.5 | 0.258 | 0.56 | 5 | 393.0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 161 | 115 | 1424 | 12 | 72.5 | 0.223 | 0.49 | 3 | 337.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- College
- Cincinnati (Big East)
- Draft
- 2013 · Rd 3 · Pk 63 · KC
- Rookie season
- 2013
- Experience
- 14 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 9 · no game status listed · practice: Limited Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2024 · Out · KC
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
122 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · TE cohort of 13
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Harold FanninTE · CLE · distance 0.65
- Separation
- 4.66
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.91
- Share of air yards
- 17.4
- Catch rate
- 68.6
George KittleTE · SF · distance 0.85
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 21.4
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 1.07
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 15.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Mark AndrewsTE · BAL · distance 1.35
- Separation
- 3.18
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- -0.14
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 70.7
Colston LovelandTE · CHI · distance 1.36
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.01
- YAC over expected
- -0.03
- Share of air yards
- 17.3
- Catch rate
- 64.7
Travis Kelce baseline
- Separation
- 3.94
- Cushion
- 5.95
- YAC over expected
- 1.84
- Share of air yards
- 21.1
- Catch rate
- 69.0