KC · TE · #87
Travis Kelce
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Is Travis Kelce starting?
Travis Kelce is the starting TE for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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The Kansas City Chiefs play next in Week 6, at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Travis Kelce is listed as the starter at TE going into that game.
At TE for the Kansas City Chiefs, Noah Gray and Jake Briningstool are next in line behind him.
Travis Kelce's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 30-27 at LV (Oct 4); W 24-10 at MIA (Sep 27); W 33-30 vs IND (Sep 20).
Travis Kelce wears No. 87, is 37 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 250 lbs, has 14 years of NFL experience, came out of Cincinnati.
Is Travis Kelce playing this week?
Travis Kelce is expected to start at TE for Kansas City Chiefs. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
KC TE Depth
Kansas City Chiefs Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- FB
- WR1Rashee Rice
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WR2
- WR3
- TETravis KelceThis player
- LTJosh Simmons
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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- RG
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 4 | 16 | 22 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KC | 17 | 76 | 108 | 851 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 16 | 97 | 133 | 823 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | KC | 15 | 93 | 121 | 984 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | KC | 17 | 110 | 152 | 1338 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | KC | 16 | 92 | 134 | 1125 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | KC | 15 | 105 | 145 | 1416 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | KC | 16 | 97 | 136 | 1229 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | KC | 16 | 103 | 150 | 1336 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | KC | 15 | 83 | 122 | 1038 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | KC | 16 | 85 | 117 | 1125 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| 2015 | KC | 16 | 72 | 103 | 875 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | KC | 16 | 67 | 87 | 862 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 13 yrs | 195 | 1096 | 1530 | 13248 | 84 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#8 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)
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| Season | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 132 | 168 | 12 | 16.36 | 1.86 | 18.6% | 14.8% | 0.38 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 735 | 424 | 46 | 40.41 | 1.16 | 19.7% | 16.2% | 0.41 | 0 | -1.88 |
| 2024 | 883 | 341 | 47 | 20.63 | 0.93 | 23.3% | 23.2% | 0.51 | 0 | -0.09 |
| 2023 | 807 | 470 | 51 | 48.02 | 1.22 | 20.2% | 19.7% | 0.44 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1074 | 657 | 78 | 66.04 | 1.25 | 24.8% | 22.8% | 0.53 | 1 | 0.49 |
| 2021 | 994 | 564 | 63 | 50.80 | 1.13 | 21.0% | 20.0% | 0.46 | 1 | 0.35 |
| 2020 | 1243 | 587 | 79 | 75.22 | 1.14 | 23.7% | 24.4% | 0.53 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1224 | 410 | 66 | 62.74 | 1.00 | 24.4% | 24.9% | 0.54 | 1 | 2.76 |
| 2018 | 1375 | 568 | 68 | 69.23 | 0.97 | 26.6% | 26.1% | 0.58 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1186 | 406 | 55 | 52.57 | 0.88 | 23.1% | 28.3% | 0.54 | 2 | 0.76 |
| 2016 | 785 | 633 | 55 | 70.75 | 1.43 | 21.8% | 21.0% | 0.47 | 0 | -1.28 |
| 2015 | 592 | 524 | 40 | 26.28 | 1.48 | 22.2% | 18.7% | 0.46 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 523 | 479 | 45 | 49.19 | 1.65 | 17.9% | 18.0% | 0.40 | 0 | — |
| Career | 11553 | 6231 | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
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Home / Road Split
Home · 2 games
Road · 2 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 4W@ LVYDS 15
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 4
- YDS
- 15
- TD
- 0
Final W 30-27
Sep 27W@ MIAYDS 59
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 59
- TD
- 1
Final W 24-10
Sep 20Wvs INDYDS 101
- REC
- 9
- TGT
- 11
- YDS
- 101
- TD
- 1
Final W 33-30
Sep 14Wvs DENYDS 71
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 5
- YDS
- 71
- TD
- 0
Final W 31-10
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | W@ LV | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | W@ MIA | 2 | 2 | 59 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs IND | 9 | 11 | 101 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | Wvs DEN | 3 | 5 | 71 | 0 |
Travis Kelce's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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