After adding speed on top of speed this offseason via free agency (Marquise Brown) and the draft (Xavier Worthy), the Chiefs turn around and lock up the oldest and likely slowest offensive weapon on the team in Travis Kelce for the relevant future. No stranger to competing for targets, Kelce will have his work cut out for him in 2023 assuming the Chiefs also get second-year stud WR Rashee Rice back from a likely suspension in a reasonable timeframe.
Despite a clear regression in his season-long stats in 2023 amid offensive struggles to begin the season, Kelce turned things around come playoff time to prove that he’s still got it ahead of the 2024 season. From Weeks 11-17, Kelce averaged just 11.2 PPR fantasy points per game before upping that number to 21.7 through four games in the playoffs last year. Regardless of whether or not he’s able to recapture his dominant overall TE1 status that saw him clear the next best TE by 100 points remains to be seen, but Kelce will doubtless land among the league’s best once again as long as he and Patrick Mahomes stay healthy for the majority of the 2024 season.