Draft TE's For Chiefs That Can Be Kelce's Understudy

The Kansas City Chiefs will have star tight end Travis Kelce back for the 2025 season. But in the 2025 NFL Draft, they can find Kelce's replacement for the future.
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA;  Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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The Kansas City Chiefs will have their star tight end and future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce back for at least one more season. Kelce made the decision to return and not retire after a disappointing end of the season in Super Bowl LIX. In that game, the Chiefs, and especially Kelce, did not have a good game, and it was one of the worst ones of his career.

But now that Kelce has decided to come back, he his focused on being the best version of himself for not only himself but for his teammates and all the fans that want to see the Chiefs bring another championship to Kansas City.

Now that the NFL is heading into the draft season, the Chiefs need to have a good draft class to add more talent and players in areas of need.

In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chiefs can look at tight ends to bring in and learn from Kelce and be his replacement once Kelce finally decides to retire. There are a lot of good young talented tight ends in this draft and the Chiefs might have some on their draft board.

"On Day 2, the Chiefs could be in the range to select a tight end. A prospect such as Elijah Arroyo of Miami could spend his rookie season learning from future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce, who could retire after the 2025 season," said Nate Taylor of The Athletic. "Last season, 71.4 percent of Arroyo’s 35 receptions resulted in a first down or touchdown. His top speed was 21.8 mph. Just six NFL players had a higher max ball-carrier speed in 2024, according to Next Gen Stats."

"The Chiefs have also spent time getting to know Bowling Green’s Harold Fannin Jr. Fanning set school single-season records for catches (117) and receiving yards (1,555). He was the first consensus All-American in Bowling Green history."

“With his strong hands and urgent athleticism, Fannin is at his best as a pass catcher and shows a unique feel for creating as a ball carrier,” Brugler wrote. “He is still very young — and it shows, especially in his blocking and route running. Overall, Fannin is somewhat of an unconventional prospect.”

The Chiefs can find their next tight end in this draft and give them an early start to a great career.

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