{"id":19719,"date":"2025-04-05T22:57:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19719"},"modified":"2025-04-05T22:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:57:24","slug":"hot-news-chiefs-target-travis-kelce-replacement-as-nfl-draft-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19719","title":{"rendered":"HOT NEWS: Chiefs target Travis Kelce replacement as NFL Draft nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Travis Kelce is returning to play a 13th NFL season\u00a0for the Chiefs, but the franchise is evidently looking towards the future when it comes to the tight end position.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling Green product Harold Fannin Jr. revealed on Up &amp; Adams this week that he was set to meet with Kansas City prior to the NFL Draft, which begins on April 24.<\/p>\n<p>Fannin also said that meetings with the Browns, Lions and Broncos were on his schedule.<\/p>\n<p>In his third and final collegiate season, Fannin racked up 117 catches, 1,555 receiving yards and 11 total touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Both his catch and yardage totals led all FBS schools in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Fannin is projected to be a mid-round draft pick, and the Chiefs will have several opportunities to select him there if they wish.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/05\/21\/96090069-0-Travis_Kelce_is_returning_for_a_13th_season_but_it_could_be_his_-a-40_1743885234438.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce is returning for a 13th season, but it could be his farewell year in the NFL\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/05\/21\/96960637-0-image-a-54_1743885995335.jpg\" alt=\"Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. revealed this week that he was meeting with the Chiefs\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/05\/21\/96960639-0-image-a-55_1743886029394.jpg\" alt=\"He led the nation in receiving yards and receptions last year as he starred for Bowling Green\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They own the No. 66 overall and No. 95 overall picks in the third round, as well as the No. 133 pick in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City also owns the No. 63 pick late in the second round, though they may deem that spot too early to select the talented pass-catcher.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, 35-year-old Kelce had his worst regular season in a decade, as he produced 823 receiving yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, he still ranked a respectable fifth among tight ends in receiving yards for the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>The tight end was ultimately quiet in the Super Bowl as the Chiefs lost 40-22 to the Eagles, as he didn&#8217;t catch a pass in the first half and finished with just 39 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond potentially drafting Fannin, the Chiefs do have other options for a Kelce replacement, including the team&#8217;s current backup, Noah Gray.<\/p>\n<p>The tight end signed a three-year extension with the team prior to last season &#8211; keeping him under contract through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Gray also posted a career-high 437 receiving yards last year as Patrick Mahomes began to lean on him more.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City also drafted tight end Jared Wiley in the fourth round of last year&#8217;s draft, and signed veteran Robert Tonyan this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travis Kelce is returning to play a 13th NFL season\u00a0for the Chiefs, but the franchise is evidently looking towards the future when it comes to the tight end position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[13,19,18,34],"class_list":["post-19719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-dailymail","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-nfl","tag-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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