Travis Kelce vs Dalton Kincaid
2026 draft comparison · half-PPR
Updated Sep 8, 2026
Should you draft Travis Kelce or Dalton Kincaid?
Last season — 2025, per game
Full game log & past seasons
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LAC | 11.7 | TE3 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 1 |
2 | PHI | 8.1 | TE12 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 0 |
3 | NYG | 4.6 | TE25 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
4 | BAL | 7.3 | TE18 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
5 | JAX | 15.6 | TE7 | 8 | 7 | 61 | 1 |
6 | DET | 10.8 | TE11 | 7 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
7 | LV | 6.9 | TE20 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 0 |
8 | WAS | 18.9 | TE2 | 8 | 6 | 99 | 1 |
9 | BUF | 10.6 | TE9 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 0 |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | DEN | 19.6 | TE3 | 13 | 9 | 91 | 1 |
12 | IND | 6.4 | TE16 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
13 | DAL | 13.0 | TE4 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 1 |
14 | HOU | 1.3 | TE47 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
15 | LAC | 10.5 | TE10 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
16 | TEN | 1.1 | TE54 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
17 | DEN | 6.1 | TE21 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 0 |
18 | LV | 2.7 | TE38 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BAL | 4.9 | TE14 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
2 | CIN | 1.1 | TE48 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
3 | ATL | 5.0 | TE19 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
4 | LAC | 12.4 | TE5 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 0 |
5 | NO | 11.5 | TE7 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 0 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | SF | 3.7 | TE30 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
8 | LV | 20.0 | TE4 | 12 | 10 | 90 | 1 |
9 | TB | 15.0 | TE3 | 16 | 14 | 100 | 0 |
10 | DEN | 16.4 | TE1 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 1 |
11 | BUF | 1.8 | TE38 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
12 | CAR | 9.2 | TE14 | 8 | 6 | 62 | 0 |
13 | LV | 10.3 | TE15 | 13 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
14 | LAC | 7.0 | TE12 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
15 | CLE | 4.7 | TE24 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
16 | HOU | 5.5 | TE21 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
17 | PIT | 18.4 | TE3 | 11 | 8 | 84 | 1 |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BAL | 12.8 | TE1 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
2 | NYJ | 5.7 | TE18 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
3 | MIA | 15.1 | TE3 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 1 |
4 | NO | 9.3 | TE12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
5 | NE | 13.8 | TE8 | 6 | 6 | 108 | 0 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | CAR | 2.8 | TE31 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
9 | KC | 19.1 | TE3 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 1 |
10 | MIA | 4.7 | TE25 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | CIN | 12.1 | TE6 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
15 | NE | 4.9 | TE26 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
16 | CLE | 0.0 | TE91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | NYJ | 6.3 | TE19 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 0 |
Earlier seasons (2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ARI | 1.6 | TE37 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
2 | MIA | 5.3 | TE14 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
3 | JAX | 11.6 | TE5 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
4 | BAL | 7.2 | TE15 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 0 |
5 | HOU | 4.4 | TE26 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 0 |
6 | NYJ | 8.1 | TE14 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
7 | TEN | 6.7 | TE19 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
8 | SEA | 11.1 | TE14 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 1 |
9 | MIA | 5.2 | TE23 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
10 | IND | 3.4 | TE27 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | DET | 7.3 | TE15 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
16 | NE | 3.5 | TE29 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
17 | NYJ | 3.4 | TE27 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
Latest takes
“Travis Kelce is positioned for a major rebound and is poised to deliver league‑winning upside this season.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 5“Travis Kelce and Deebo Samuel fighting over who’s more washed pic.twitter.com/DPWiAVlb1n — GhettoGronk (@ghetto_gronk) October 28, 2025 TEs also typically do not get the ball nearly as much as RBs or WRs, which means most of them do not have the same opportunity to pile up fantasy points.”
Brooke Morgan· Sep 4“Kelce is now 36 years old, entering his 13th NFL season, and as much as it pains me to say it, the Travis Kelce you recognize may not be the TE you should be drafting first.”
Brooke Morgan· Sep 4
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“In 2025, Fannin finished fifth among tight ends in targets (107), trailing only Trey McBride, Kyle Pitts, Tyler Warren and Travis Kelce . He also finished eighth among tight ends in receptions (72) and touchdowns (six).”
Kurt Blakeway· Aug 25“The chemistry between Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes is second to none. 10.”
Kurt Blakeway· Aug 23“Even though Travis Kelce is getting older and this is his final season, he should still see a fair number of targets behind Rashee Rice .”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“Round 13: Travis Kelce (TE – KC) The Chiefs didn’t add any new weapons besides Kenneth Walker III .”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“Round 10: Travis Kelce (TE – KC) Behind Rashee Rice, the next target will likely still be Travis Kelce, even though he’s probably entering his final NFL season.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22“Travis Kelce (TE – KC) The big caveat here is Kelce’s age.”
Ellis Johnson· Aug 19“Kelce should be going much higher in drafts, in my opinion. Getting him at 10.11 isn’t even out of the ordinary right now, which is the crazy part. He has looked awesome in camp, and the Chiefs still lack proven receiving weapons.”
Samwise· Aug 16“279.3 | WR104 Travis Kelce – ADP: 103.6 | TE10 Mahomes is on pace to play in Week 1, which makes him a steal at his ADP despite coming off a knee injury”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 6“Round 13: Travis Kelce (TE – KC) There weren’t many great options at this point in the draft, so why not Travis Kelce?”
Richard Janvrin· Jul 28“Tight End The TE1 cutoffs land at Travis Kelce, who one analyst views as a name to actively avoid, and Kyle Pitts for the other, whose comfort zone is built around target competition within each offense.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 25“Travis Kelce (TE – KC) down 4 to No. 106 and Isaiah Likely (TE – NYG) down 5 to No. 123 headline a broader tight end cooling. That’s a genuine positional trend this week: seven of the twelve biggest market-overdraft gaps on the entire board now belong to tight ends.”
FantasyPros Staff· Jul 24“Chris Jones and Travis Kelce are near the end of their careers, while Mahomes is coming into the season recovering from an ACL injury.”
Joe Gibbs· Jun 29
“Tight end is a volatile position, which makes landing a steady producer tied to Josh Allen a luxury in the late rounds. As history shows Allen trusts his tight end, and Kincaid has a prominent part in the offense.”
Lawrence Iacona· Sep 5“If he can just get on the field for roughly 60-70% of the plays, Kincaid could easily have a career year and finish as one of the best fantasy tight ends in the game.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 5“PIT WR38 65 122 93 13 27 89 5 Michael Wilson ARI WR39 61 137 93 15 -2 90 5 Blake Corum LAR RB33 67 121 94 13 1 91 6 Alec Pierce IND WR40 59 140 95 17 1 92 6 George Kittle SF TE9 67 130 97 13 -4 93 6 Brock Purdy SF QB11 62 132 98 13 13 94 6 Josh Downs IND WR41 68 135 98 15 18 95 6 Chuba Hubbard CAR RB34 64 137 98 18 -9 96 6 Jaxson Dart NYG QB12 62 132 99 15 -1 97 6 Bo Nix DEN QB13 64 140 99 13 4 98 6 Stefon Diggs WAS WR42 68 229 101 27 5 99 6 RJ Harvey DEN RB35 71 140 101 16 -16 100 6 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS RB36 71 128 101 15 -3 101 6 Jordan Mason MIN RB37 67 145 102 18 -7 102 6 Wan’Dale Robinson TEN WR43 63 141 102 15 25 103 6 Patrick Mahomes II KC QB14 69 155 104 15 8 104 6 Travis Kelce KC TE10 66 138 104 14 -11 105 6 Jayden Reed GB WR44 68 151 105 17 5 106 6 Kenny Gainwell TB RB38 67 133 106 13 3 107 6 Jared Goff DET QB15 61 156 107 14 17 108 6 Jordan Addison MIN WR45 70 163 107 16 -1 109 6 Matthew Stafford LAR QB16 78 157 109 16 -7 110 6 Dalton Kincaid BUF TE11 76 149 109 13 -12 111 6 Makai Lemon PHI WR46 75 202 111 22 -6 112 6 Kyle Monangai CHI RB39 82 148 111 15 -16 113 6 Rachaad White WAS RB40 72 142 112 14 7 114 6 Jakobi Meyers JAC WR47 74 164 115 19 18 115 6 Isaiah Likely NYG TE12 76 206 115 20 -16 116 6 Dallas Goedert PHI TE13 84 170 118 16 3 117 6 KC Concepcion CLE WR48 78 200 118 22 5 118 6 Kyler Murray MIN QB17 97 241 118 21 11 119 6 Aaron Jones Sr.”
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“Dalton Kincaid was wildly efficient in 2025, averaging 14.6 yards per catch, 11.7 yards per target, and 2.70 yards per route run. The problem was that he played only 12 games and 302 snaps.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 11“Dalton Kincaid (TE – BUF) posted elite per-route efficiency last year, ranking first among tight ends in several rate categories despite playing only about a third of his team’s offensive snaps.”
FantasyPros Staff· Aug 10“Josh Palmer missed five games with an ankle injury, Khalil Shakir played through a nagging knee injury, and Dalton Kincaid missed five games and had his snaps limited due to an ongoing knee issue.”
Curtis Hirsch· Aug 5“Jason finally took a TE with his final pick, getting Dalton Kincaid .”
Kurt Mullen· Jul 29“The opportunity cost at Sadiq’s ADP isn’t brutal, but it still means passing on other players with objectively better ranges of outcomes (including the massively undervalued Dalton Kincaid at his position).”
Ted Chmyz· Jul 22“Unfortunately, he finished the year as the TE20, averaging 10.5 PPR fantasy points per game despite totaling a career-high five receiving touchdowns. Furthermore, Kincaid missed five games last season, a career high.”
Mike Fanelli· Jul 17“It's tough to say if Kincaid has lived up to the first-round billing, but he's a dynamic receiving weapon and an important part of their offense.”
Ethan Woodie· Jul 11“Dalton Kincaid is a player referred to as 'reliably unreliable'—when on the field and healthy, he commands a modest snap count and target share in Buffalo's elite offense, but the problem is that Kincaid is typically nursing a soft-tissue injury. Now competing for targets with DJ Moore, even in a situation where Kincaid stays healthy for a full 17 games, he will need to be ultra-efficient with his touches.”
Evan Tarracciano· Jun 25“Kincaid has shown flashes of fantasy greatness, but has been maddeningly inconsistent, with his total targets dropping in each of his three NFL seasons while playing in fewer games each season due to his nagging injuries.”
Aaron Larson· Jun 18“Dalton Kincaid received criticism due to concerns surrounding health and snap count limitations.”
FantasyPros Staff· May 30“Dalton Kincaid might be one of the more frustrating dynasty assets at tight end. The efficiency numbers were excellent last season, but the role simply wasn't, as Kincaid remained a part-time player in Buffalo's offense, finishing behind Dawson Knox and rookie Jackson Haw in snaps. There was also significant concern surrounding Kincaid's lingering PCL injury situation and Buffalo's public comments about managing his workload.”
FantasyPros Staff· May 16“Kincaid had 6-83 and a touchdown against the Broncos in the playoffs and totaled seven catches for 103 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins in their two divisional games last year.”
Tom Strachan· May 15