Welcome to our article, “To Kelce or Not to Kelce.” For the past decade, Travis Kelce has been a dominant force in fantasy football, consistently outperforming his peers and providing unparalleled production at the tight end position. However, as he turns 34 and approaches 35 in October, questions arise about his reliability moving forward. Is he still worth his current ADP? Can we trust him to stay healthy after dealing with injuries last year? And should we consider passing on him for players being drafted around him? In this article, we’ll explore these questions and help you decide whether to draft or pass on the legendary tight end in your upcoming fantasy football season.

Before last year’s “mediocre” season, where he produced 984 yards on 93 catches and five touchdowns, Kelce was averaging a mind-blowing 1,229.6 yards on 96.4 receptions and 8.4 touchdowns over the previous seven seasons. This level of production is complete and utter domination like we have never seen before. The Cincinnati product hasn’t played fewer than 15 games since his rookie year in 2013. His durability has been a huge factor in his consistently high ADP, always in the first or second round. Additionally, the scarcity of quality fantasy tight ends incentivizes fantasy managers to invest in Kelce early, securing a weekly positional advantage.

ADP (Average Draft Position)

Kelce is currently being taken No. 33 overall in Half-PPR leagues, which is the late third round in 12-team leagues. He’s being taken as the TE2 behind Sam LaPorta, who is 11 spots higher in ADP at No. 22 overall. Let’s take a look at some players being drafted around the future hall-of-famer. Here are the five players currently being drafted right before Kelce:

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