The Kansas City Chiefs’ underachieving 2025 season resulted in less recognition at the end of the season than the three-time defending AFC champions are used to. The Associated Press’ All-Pro team featured one Chiefs player on the first or second team: center Creed Humphrey. Kansas City had been represented by at least three players in each of the previous seven seasons.
The Professional Football Writers of America’s 2025 All-NFL team also selected Humphrey as the only Chiefs player; the All-Pro center was one of only seven individuals who were recognized on the 2024 team as well.
The PFWA breaks the honors out into conferences as well. Along with Humphrey, tight end Travis Kelce was named to the All-AFC team after leading AFC tight ends in receiving yards (851) and catching the third-most passes in the conference.
Travis Kelce played all but one snap against the Chargers. It was his 4th 90%+ snap rate in the last 6 games as the season teetered on the brink
If that was the last meaningful game we ever see 87 play, it was one of his greatest efforts #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/s7AtgzURpl
— Ron Kopp Jr (@RonOnChiefs) December 15, 2025
To play all 17 games — lining up nearly every snap in crucial games down the stretch — his durability was already noteworthy, but Kelce ran the second-most routes (567) among all tight ends in the NFL according to NFL Next Gen Stats; in the AFC, Indianapolis Colts’ tight end Tyler Warren ran 73 fewer than Kelce for the second-highest mark.
The 36-year old tried to overcompensate for the inconsistent availability of Chiefs wide receivers in 2025, and reminded many writers and spectators that he is still one of the league’s best tight ends. Now the football world is waiting to see if the admirable effort was his final bow or enough of a reinvigoration to play into 2026.
