Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Cincinnati
Travis Kelce
TE • 6'6" • Cleveland Heights, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Travis Kelce reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a tight end
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Travis Kelce built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Cleveland Heights, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Travis Kelce's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 63
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Travis Kelce, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Postseason · Cincinnati. Travis Kelce reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 875
- Receptions
- 59
- Touchdowns
- 13
Featured Highlight
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Travis Kelce Cincinnati Highlights
2012 · Cincinnati · Player Highlight
Travis Kelce college highlights at Cincinnati.
- Season
- 2012
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Travis Kelce quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 875
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2012 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Cleveland Heights · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Cleveland Heights · 24 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 3 · Pick 1 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 722 receiving yards · TE 4th (top 2%) · Big East 6th (top 6%) · National 101st (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Postseason | Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 10 | 121 | 2 | 44.1 |
| 2012 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 5 | 123 | 1 | 79.9 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 40 | 599 | 8 | 79.9 |
Related Context
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Travis Kelce played TE for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Travis Kelce recorded 39 passing yards, 47 rushing yards, and 875 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 722 primary output with 82.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 82.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
55.5
Efficiency
82.5
Usage
21.6
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 123. Pittsburgh: 42. Delaware State: 5. Virginia Tech: 47. Miami (OH): 27. Fordham: 101. Toledo: 64. Louisville: 22. Syracuse: 77. Temple: 37. Rutgers: 50. South Florida: 58. UConn: 69
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 5 by 100. Pittsburgh: 2 by 100. Delaware State: 1 by 33.3. Virginia Tech: 2 by 100. Miami (OH): 2 by 90. Fordham: 3 by 100. Toledo: 3 by 100. Louisville: 2 by 73.3. Syracuse: 4 by 100. Temple: 4 by 61.7. Rutgers: 5 by 66.7. South Florida: 7 by 55.2. UConn: 5 by 92
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.6 · Games = 10 · +13.3 vs Losses
Losses45.3 · Games = 3 · -13.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | @ Duke100 receiving yards | W 48-34 | — | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 1 | 83 |
| Sat 12/1 | @ UConn2+ TD | W 34-17 | — | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 2 | 25 |
| Sat 11/24 | vs South Florida | W 27-10 | — | 7 | 58 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Rutgers | L 3-10 | — | 5 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Temple | W 34-10 | — | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Syracuse2+ TD | W 35-24 | — | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 2 | 37 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Louisville | L 31-34 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Toledo | L 23-29 | — | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 0 | 46 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Fordham100 receiving yards | W 49-17 | — | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 1 | 78 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Miami (OH) | W 52-14 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Virginia Tech | W 27-24 | — | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Delaware State | W 23-7 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 9/7 | vs Pittsburgh | W 34-10 | — | 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
Player Story
Travis Kelce story
Travis Kelce built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Cleveland Heights, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Travis Kelce's career was his receiving role: 59 catches, 875 receiving yards, 10 touchdowns, and 47 rushing yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 passing yards, 47 rushing yards, and 13 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Travis Kelce's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2009200920102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 3 | 20 | 4.2 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 20 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | -3 |
| 2011 Postseason | Cincinnati | 150 | 61.8 | 9.5 | 150 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 150 | 61.8 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Cincinnati | 722 | 82.5 | 21.6 | 572 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 722 | 82.5 | 21.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 1 · W 48-34 · Postseason
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
123
Receiving Yards
99.3 takeover
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Fordham
Week 7 · W 49-17
101
Receiving Yards
82.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Syracuse
Week 10 · W 35-24 · Conference game
77
Receiving Yards
82 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
77 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ UConn
Week 14 · W 34-17 · Conference game
69
Receiving Yards
77.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
69 receiving yards with a 92 efficiency score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 8 · W 37-34 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
75.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Postseason · Cincinnati
722 primary output · 82.5 efficiency · 21.6 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Cincinnati
79.9
722 primary · 82.5 efficiency · 21.6 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · Cincinnati
44.1
150 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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