Travis Kelce Redraft League Winner

If you are seeking a way to separate yourself from the pack in your leagues this season, then Travis Kelce can be a redraft league winner for you. The stud tight end finished the 2019 season with 249.9 PPR points.

As Consistent As Can Be

Since his rookie season of 2013, the Cincinnati grad has not had a finish worse than TE8 (2014) and has been the TE1 for four straight seasons. Using DynastyLeagueFootball’s Yearly Data App, we see the consistency cannot be matched.

Travis Kelce League WInner — Travis Kelce Yearly Position Rank (PPR Scoring)

No other player has even had back-to-back top positional finishes over that time period except for DeAndre Hopkins, who checked in as the WR1 in 2017 and 2018.

How is Travis Kelce a Redraft League Winner?

The position scarcity and consistency alone are almost impossible to replace. For context, the 249.9 PPR points would have put the former Bearcat as the WR9 in 2019. This placed him ahead of the likes of Julian Edelman, Amari Cooper, and Mike Evans.

Name	FPts	G	Snp	SnpPct	Tgt	Rec	ReYd	ReAvg	ReTD
1. Michael Thomas, NO	375.5	16	959	88.6	186	149	1725	11.6	9
2. Julio Jones, ATL	274.4	15	834	76.0	156	99	1394	14.1	6
3. Chris Godwin, TB	273.3	14	957	92.5	119	86	1333	15.5	9
4. Cooper Kupp, LAR	270.2	16	907	80.0	134	94	1162	12.4	10
5. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU	262.5	15	1000	97.1	150	104	1165	11.2	7
6. Keenan Allen, LAC	259.9	16	944	88.1	150	104	1199	11.5	6
7. Allen Robinson, CHI	254.7	16	1025	94.0	153	98	1147	11.7	7
8. Kenny Golladay, DET	250.0	16	958	86.9	116	65	1190	18.3	11
9. Julian Edelman, NE	247.7	16	1011	87.2	154	100	1117	11.2	6
10. DeVante Parker, MIA	246.2	16	914	84.2	128	72	1202	16.7	9
11. Amari Cooper, DAL	245.9	16	851	75.3	119	79	1189	15.1	8
12. Jarvis Landry, CLE	236.4	16	1002	93.6	138	83	1174	14.1	6
13. Tyler Lockett, SEA	235.7	16	1010	89.9	110	82	1057	12.9	8
14. Mike Evans, TB	230.7	13	810	84.4	118	67	1157	17.3	8
15. DJ Moore, CAR	228.5	15	925	87.3	135	87	1175	13.5	4

Kelce also would have checked in as the RB10 in 2019. This was a better finish than Joe Mixon, Todd Gurley, and Miles Sanders.

Name	FPts	G	Snp	SnpPct	RuAtt	RuYd	RuAvg	RuTD	Tgt	Rec	ReYd	ReAvg	ReTD
1. Christian McCaffrey, CAR	469.2	16	1056	93.4	287	1387	4.83	15	143	116	1005	8.7	4
2. Aaron Jones, GB	318.8	16	677	61.2	236	1084	4.59	16	69	49	474	9.7	3
3. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL	315.6	16	942	83.4	301	1357	4.51	12	72	54	419	7.8	2
4. Austin Ekeler, LAC	313.0	16	609	56.9	132	557	4.22	3	108	92	993	10.8	8
5. Derrick Henry, TEN	300.5	15	602	63.0	303	1539	5.08	16	25	18	206	11.4	2
6. Dalvin Cook, MIN	296.4	14	615	65.9	250	1135	4.54	13	63	53	519	9.8	0
7. Leonard Fournette, JAC	261.4	15	918	88.4	265	1152	4.35	3	100	76	522	6.9	0
8. Nick Chubb, CLE	261.2	16	731	68.3	298	1494	5.01	8	50	36	278	7.7	0
9. Alvin Kamara, NO	250.0	14	636	68.5	171	797	4.66	5	97	81	533	6.6	1
10. Saquon Barkley, NYG	244.1	13	737	83.4	217	1003	4.62	6	73	52	438	8.4	2
11. Mark Ingram, BAL	242.0	15	511	48.3	201	1013	5.04	10	30	26	247	9.5	5
12. Chris Carson, SEA	240.8	15	736	70.2	278	1231	4.43	7	46	37	267	7.2	2
13. Joe Mixon, CIN	225.5	16	661	58.9	278	1138	4.09	5	45	35	287	8.2	3
14. Todd Gurley, LAR	221.4	15	807	74.7	223	857	3.84	12	50	31	207	6.7	2
15. Miles Sanders, PHI	218.7	16	626	52.9	179	818	4.57	3	63	50	509	10.2	3

To put it into more perspective, only five tight ends finished the season with 200 plus points. There were 18 running backs and 25 wide receivers that accomplished this same feat.

For the year, Patrick Mahomes favorite target averaged 15.62 points per game. Darren Waller was next best at the position with 13.91. You can get that production via the WR17 in 2019 (D.J. Chark).

The amount you can separate from your opponent at this position cannot be overstated. Referring back to the consistency mentioned above and using the Yearly Data App again (position rank chart tab), we see that Kelce only had two games where he did not finish as a TE1 and was, in fact, a top 5 tight end in nearly half of the games played (7) in 2019.

Travis Kelce Weekly Position Rank (PPR Scoring)

Draft Strategy

Hopefully, you are selecting in the mid to late rounds in your draft. Yes, you miss out on the studs like Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, and Ezekiel Elliott, but you can still grab someone like Dalvin Cook, Derrick Henry, or Mixon.

This then allows you to draft the stud tight end in round two, a WR1 in round three, and a QB1 in round 4. You now have a stud at every position and have already gained a distinct advantage on your league mates. You will also have around two top fifteen players instead of two top twenty four players like you would if you were picking first.

Furthermore, looking at ADP, you could wait even longer on a quarterback and grab one in round five or six and stock up on the limited running back position. This is actually advised with the depth at wideout and quarterback this coming season.

ADP Courtesy of Fantasy Football Calculator

Looking at the ADP from Fantasy Football Calculator, we see the fruitful tight end is going mid to late second round. You may have to reach for him, but the reward will be well worth it.

Conclusion

Travis Kelce is a redraft league winner and should be a major target in round two of all of your drafts. Age is not a concern. Many tight ends produced extremely well into their 30’s. While the 6’5″, 260 pounder will turn 31 during the season, players such as Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, and Jason Witten had TE1 seasons throughout their golden years.

Only Antonio Gates fell off and that can be forgiven seeing that he was 37 and 38 those final two seasons. Do the right thing. Draft Travis Kelce and dominate your redraft league in 2020.